RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

VAZ018-060900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
202 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/04/26      Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat
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                 53          77          58          79          59
TEMP                      53 53 65 75 76 68 63 61 60 59 70 78 77 68 64 61 60 59
DEWPT                     50 49 55 55 53 51 52 52 52 52 56 56 55 55 56 56 56 55
MIN/MAX RH                   94          44          80          44          88
RH                        89 86 70 50 45 54 67 72 75 78 61 47 47 63 75 84 87 87
WIND DIR                   W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                       14 18 18 16 17 17 14 12 14 14 13       13 13 13
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 68 58 47 34 30 45 46 40 45 52 28 40 40 33 14 21 46 50
VSBY                       9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD                 3  4 12 16 17  5  6  5  5  5 19 20 12  5  4  3  3  3
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  5 22 87109  3  3  3  3  4 64117 73  3  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  7  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  F  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        27.92 27.88 27.90 27.92 27.99 27.98 27.97 27.93


Date           03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
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       78      58      68      51      72      53      78      60      78
TEMP          77 68 62 59 68 60 54 51 69 64 57 54 77 67 63 61 77 68
DEWPT         59 56 57 54 50 47 47 46 49 47 48 48 57 55 55 56 58 54
RH            54 65 84 83 52 62 77 83 49 54 72 80 50 65 75 84 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           60      70      40      20      30      20      40      20      50
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC    IS IS SC IS IS 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