RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

VAZ018-242000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Date             Fri 04/24/26            Sat 04/25/26            Sun 04/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 82          58          73          54          69
TEMP             60 76 81 80 69 65 61 59 61 71 70 67 63 60 57 54 55 60 66 69 61
DEWPT            46 48 44 44 45 45 47 47 50 55 57 57 55 54 52 50 51 52 50 48 46
MAX/MIN RH                   27          69          57          88          49
RH               60 37 27 28 42 48 60 64 67 57 63 70 75 81 83 86 86 75 56 47 58
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD          2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  5  4
WIND GUST        12 16 16                12 17 18 14 13       13 18 17 16 16 18
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        16 13 39 47 34 14  6 22 69 69 94 94 81 76 59 63 70 67 56 39 34
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                     10          10          90          60          30
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC  O  O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS   
TSTMS                                       IS SC IS                           
MIX HGT          <1  7  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD        4 14 11 11  6  3  3  3  4 13 12 18  5  8  6 11  9  9 10 12 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4119120 96  3  2  2  2  4 52 36 38  3  4  3  5 10 22 31 67  6
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  5100  1500  3900  2100   700  None
STA PRES            27.67 27.60 27.61 27.59 27.59 27.58 27.60 27.63 27.72 27.79


Date          Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       46      72      49      71      55      75      52      73
TEMP          49 48 69 64 51 50 66 66 58 57 73 66 55 54 70 65
DEWPT         41 41 44 42 42 44 53 52 50 51 49 46 44 44 45 44
RH            74 77 40 45 71 80 63 61 75 80 43 48 66 69 41 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      40      70      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              IS          SC          IS

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
to be substituted for an official fire weather spot forecast. The
data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note...winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew point temperature
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum humdity
RH(%)...............................Relative humidity
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........Wind direction
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind speed
CLOUDS(CATEGORY)....................Cloud cover category
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = Scattered; BK = Broken; OV = Overcast
CLOUDS(%)...........................Cloud cover as a percentage
VSBY................................Visibility value in statute miles
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER...
   TYPE...
       RAIN...........Rain
       RAIN SHWRS.....Rain showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       DRIZZLE........Drizzle
       SNOW...........Snow
       SNOWSHWRS......Snow showers
       SLEET..........Sleet
       FRZG RAIN......Freezing rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing drizzle
   COVERAGE...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy

MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........Mixing height
     Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 foot
t WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........Transport Wind direction
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................Transport Wind speed
DISPERSION(CATEGORY)................Smoke Dispersion category
     Values: vp =Very Poor;PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good;
ADI (INDEX).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
STABILITY (CATEGORY)................Pasquill Turner Stability
CEILING (FT)........................Ceiling
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........Station pressure

Day 4 Through 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew Point temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
AVE CLOUDS(CATEGORY)................Average Cloud Cover Category
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER.............................See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions