RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ018-130800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
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                 56          82          63          85          66
TEMP          66 61 57 57 56 56 72 80 80 67 65 65 63 63 76 84 83 70 68 68 67 66
DEWPT         57 58 55 54 54 54 63 64 64 62 60 59 58 59 66 67 67 65 63 63 64 64
MIN/MAX RH                   92          56          86          56          94
RH            73 90 93 90 93 93 73 58 58 84 84 81 84 87 71 57 59 84 84 84 90 93
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      11  4  3  3  3  4  3  4  4  3  4  4  5  5  4  5  4  3  3  3  2  1
WIND GUST     21 14                14       16 16 18 18 17 16 14 13            
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     30 40 37  9 11 17  2  4  5  1  2  4  1 10  3 21 18 30 39 51 44 64
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    14  5  4  5  5  5  6 16 16  4  6  9  9  8 17 19 10  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           32  3  2  3  3  6 17 76 72  2  3  4  4  8 48 78 39  3            
MAX LVORI      3  6  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  5  5  5  5  4  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY      C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.81 27.81 27.83 27.79 27.82 27.82 27.86 27.83            


Date           10/15Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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       77      64      78      44      57      35      61      40      67
TEMP          75 68 67 66 75 58 51 44 55 44 39 36 58 49 43 41 64 55
DEWPT         70 66 64 64 65 50 41 36 36 33 32 31 39 38 36 34 46 46
RH            84 93 90 93 71 75 68 73 49 65 76 82 49 66 76 76 52 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           70      40      20      10       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC    IS IS                                    
TSTMS         IS IS IS    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