RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

VAZ018-070900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            Sun
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                 58          78          59          78          60
TEMP                      59 58 69 77 77 68 64 62 60 59 70 77 76 69 65 63 61 60
DEWPT                     52 52 57 56 55 55 55 56 56 56 59 59 58 57 58 57 56 55
MIN/MAX RH                   80          45          89          53          85
RH                        78 80 66 48 47 63 73 81 87 90 68 54 54 66 78 81 84 84
WIND DIR                   W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  8  8  6  6  6  6  6
WIND GUST                 14 12 13 14 13       12 12 12 19 25 25 24 25 26 24 24
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 66 56 27 40 50 39 14 34 58 47 33 76 76 83 83 67 76 76
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  4  3  9  9  9  9 10  9 10  3
POP 12HR                     10          20           5          60          70
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                   IS SC IS IS            
Obvis                                             PF PF                        
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD                 3  3  6 12 11  3  3  3  2  2  6 20 18  9  9 11 10 12
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        2  3 17 77 60  2  2  2  1  2 14 56 39  6  6  8  7 14
MAX LVORI                  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  5  5  6  3  1  1  3  4  4  4  4
STABILITY                  F  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  3200  6800 14300
STA PRES                        27.98 27.97 27.99 27.96 27.94 27.83 27.80 27.74


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
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       69      50      75      56      76      59      77      51      62
TEMP          68 60 53 51 73 66 59 57 74 68 61 60 76 68 62 52 60 49
DEWPT         51 45 45 45 49 49 51 51 57 54 54 56 57 53 51 46 36 32
RH            54 58 74 80 43 54 75 80 55 61 78 87 52 59 67 80 41 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10      20      30      40      30      60      70      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC          IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                       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