RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

VAZ018-200800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Date           10/19/26      Tue 10/20/26            Wed 10/21/26            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                 43          72          44          70          41
TEMP          63 57 52 49 47 46 59 68 69 56 51 50 46 45 59 69 66 54 48 46 43 42
DEWPT         31 35 35 34 32 30 35 38 44 45 45 45 43 42 49 49 49 45 44 43 42 40
MIN/MAX RH                   57          33          95          49          98
RH            30 43 52 56 56 53 40 33 40 66 80 83 89 89 69 49 54 71 86 89 96 93
WIND DIR      NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  3  5  5  5  5  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  1  2  2  2  3  3
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  6 10  8
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD     8  2  4  5  5  4  9  9  9  4  4  3  3  3  5  8  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           17  1  2  3  3  5 15 34 22  2  2  2  2  4 12 33 35  3            
MAX LVORI      2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  2  3  5  5  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.04 28.03 28.01 28.01 27.96 27.98 27.95 27.94 27.85            


Date           10/22Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26
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       70      45      65      41      61      42      65      44      71
TEMP          69 57 48 46 62 51 45 42 58 50 44 43 63 54 48 45 69 59
DEWPT         43 43 43 43 50 44 42 40 46 42 41 41 48 44 42 40 49 47
RH            39 59 83 89 65 77 89 93 64 74 89 93 58 69 80 82 49 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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