RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

VAZ018-090800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 33          66          42          78          52
TEMP          57 49 42 39 34 35 51 62 65 56 48 45 43 45 65 75 77 66 57 54 52 53
DEWPT         17 17 18 19 23 25 27 29 29 28 29 29 29 31 34 36 37 38 36 37 38 41
MIN/MAX RH                   66          25          59          23          64
RH            21 28 37 44 64 66 39 28 26 34 47 53 57 58 31 24 24 36 45 52 59 64
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  E  S SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       5  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  2  3  2  2
WIND GUST     17 13                                           13       13 13 14
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     19 35 39 47 30 46 41 38 21 13  3  4  5  4  3  8 14 12 27 29 41 60
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     9 13  4  3  2  3  5  3  2  6  3  2  2  3  9 11 12  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           41  6  2  2  1  3 13 12  9  3  2  1  1  3 37 89113  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.15 28.17 28.16 28.18 28.11 28.10 28.07 28.06 27.99            


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       75      52      78      56      82      60      88      63      88
TEMP          73 65 55 53 74 69 60 58 80 74 64 62 85 77 67 65 85 77
DEWPT         47 46 46 47 49 47 46 48 46 45 47 50 53 50 51 53 53 51
RH            40 50 72 80 41 45 60 69 30 35 54 65 33 39 56 65 33 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20       5       0       0       0       0      10       5      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              SC

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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