RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

VAZ018-310800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            Tue
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                 65          86          67          91          69
TEMP                      66 67 78 85 85 74 72 69 68 69 85 90 90 77 74 71 69 71
DEWPT                     64 65 69 68 68 66 65 65 64 65 68 67 66 65 64 63 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                   98          55          88          45          84
RH                        93 93 74 57 57 76 79 87 87 87 57 47 45 67 71 76 81 81
WIND DIR                   N  N  S  S  S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   0  0  2  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 58 50 38 22 34 23 20 11 11 14 15 38 28 58 29 17  6 10
VSBY                       7  1 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
Obvis                        PF                   PFPF+                        
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR                 E SE SW  W  W  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                 1  2  6  5  4  2  2  4  5  5 17 12 11 10            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  2 22 38 25  1  1  2  3  6100 99 84  5            
MAX LVORI                  8  6  3  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                   28.0 28.00 27.93 27.93 27.91 27.94 27.90            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       91      69      93      71      93      70      90      67      86
TEMP          91 77 72 72 93 82 74 73 91 80 73 72 87 78 70 69 84 75
DEWPT         68 66 65 66 67 66 66 66 69 68 67 67 68 66 66 65 66 63
RH            47 69 79 81 43 58 76 79 49 67 81 84 53 67 87 87 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      40      20      40      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS       SC          SC
TSTMS                                    SC 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