RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
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                 86          63          67          57          66
TEMP             60 78 85 82 70 68 67 66 64 64 64 61 58 58 59 58 57 59 64 65 62
DEWPT            55 60 62 62 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 61 57 55 54 54 54 59 62 63 60
MAX/MIN RH                   46         100          91         100          87
RH               84 54 46 51 81 87 90 93 97 97 97100 96 90 83 86 90100 93 93 93
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W NW NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SW  N
WIND SPD          4  5  6  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  1  0
WIND GUST        14 19 18 17                                                   
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        34 51 65 48 58 57 81 84 93 89 90 91 82 91 91 88 91 91 92 91 88
VSBY             10 10 10 10  7 10  7  3  3  3  3  7  6  6  3  6  6  6  6  6 10
POP 12HR                      5          70          70          70          60
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC   
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  S NW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  S  W SW
T WIND SPD        4 20 19 14  4  9  6  6 10 11  5  4  3  2  4  5  4  4  2  1  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5 46 63 75  3  4  3  3 12 19 10  7  2  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  1
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  5  5  6  6  6  5  6  8  8  7  6  6  6  9  8  6  8
STABILITY         B  D  D  B  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  3700  3300     0  1500  1900  2000  1100   100   500
STA PRES            27.85 27.80 27.82 27.87 27.96 27.96 27.99 27.95 27.95 27.90


Date          Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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       57      73      45      65      42      68      45      74
TEMP          61 57 73 60 51 45 63 53 46 43 66 56 49 46 72 61
DEWPT         58 54 54 47 44 39 43 41 38 36 46 44 42 40 50 48
RH            90 90 51 62 77 79 48 64 73 76 48 64 77 79 46 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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