RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

VAZ018-280900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
331 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

Date           01/27/26      Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                  9          27          10          28          12
TEMP          30 24 21 17 12 10 17 25 26 19 16 14 12 11 18 26 27 20 14 14 14 14
DEWPT         12 11  9  8  5  2  6  9  8  6  5  4  3  3  5  8  7  6  5  5  6  6
MIN/MAX RH                   75          45          68          41          72
RH            46 57 59 67 73 69 61 50 46 56 61 64 66 69 56 46 42 54 67 67 70 70
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      10 10 11 10  6  2  4  6  8  6  9 10  9  6  6  6  6  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     33 35 39 35 24 14 19 23 26 27 32 35 32 26 24 20 19 14            
CLOUDS        FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     22 55 72 62 34 39 27 33 42 19 19 25 36 32 28 30 35 24 35 57 77 70
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9 10               
POP 12HR                     10           0           5           0           5
FLURRIES            SC SC                                                      
SNOW                                                                          S
MIX HGT        3  1  2  1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1  1  1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    29 25 37 33 20 16 14 17 23 14 27 31 23 16 20 16 16 16            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR PR             PR PR FR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          102 23 42 37  9 19 41 67 94  7 19 21 15 17 56 58 61  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  F  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              2400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.79 27.83 27.86 27.74 27.76 27.80 27.85 27.84            


Date           01/30Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       27       8      19       6      21       8      32      15      33
TEMP          26 19 13  9 18 12  8  7 19 17 12  9 30 24 19 16 31 25
DEWPT         12 10  7  1  5  2 -1 -2  4  3  2  1 11 11 11 10 16 14
RH            55 67 76 69 56 63 66 66 51 53 63 69 44 57 70 77 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      40      40      30      10       5       5       5       5
SNOW           S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S                              

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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