RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

Date           05/02/26      Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26            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                 33          63          44          74          54
TEMP                   37 35 38 51 59 63 55 47 46 45 50 62 70 73 66 59 57 54 57
DEWPT                  26 27 27 27 26 27 28 28 27 29 34 42 46 48 47 45 43 43 46
MIN/MAX RH                   69          26          56          40          69
RH                     64 72 64 39 28 25 35 47 47 53 54 48 42 41 50 60 59 66 67
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  4  5  6  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  5  3  4  4  4  4
WIND GUST                       20 18 17 12       12 14 20 21 19 16 18 18 18 18
CLOUDS                 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              33  2  2  1  3  5  6 31 56 44 48 37 54 54 36 30 29 28 17
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC               
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT                <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD             11 10 19 14 13 12  4  3  3  4  8 16 18 19  8            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5  5 52 76 86 87  2  2  2  2  8 63 74 82  4            
MAX LVORI               3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.77 27.83 27.77 27.77 27.75 27.74 27.67            


Date           05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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       80      60      75      58      69      43      67      46      67
TEMP          79 69 63 60 70 66 61 58 65 55 46 47 62 58 48 50 63 60
DEWPT         45 45 47 53 59 57 54 55 51 41 35 37 37 37 37 43 48 45
RH            30 42 56 78 68 73 78 90 60 59 65 68 39 45 65 77 58 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      60      80      80      70      20      20      30      40
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM  O  O NM  O NM SC IS    IS IS    SC 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