RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

VAZ018-280900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
402 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

Date           02/27/26      Sat 02/28/26            Sun 03/01/26            Mon
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                 37          65          42          60          29
TEMP             49 46 43 42 38 51 59 64 57 52 49 47 43 51 56 58 49 43 39 36 30
DEWPT            37 37 38 37 35 39 40 40 38 38 38 37 38 41 38 35 34 31 29 27 26
MIN/MAX RH                   90          40          82          41          87
RH               63 71 82 82 89 63 49 41 49 59 66 68 82 68 51 42 56 62 67 69 85
WIND DIR         SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  E  E
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  1  2  4  5  5  8 11 10  4  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                                        18 13    12 14
CLOUDS           SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        37 52 76 51 46  7  3  2  3  6  6 11 12 36 68 55 71 78 85 89 92
VSBY              9  7  4  6  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
SNOW                                                                          C
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD        8  4  5  3  5  8 20 18  4  3  2  3  4 14 32 24 23            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  2  3  2  6 10 85107  2  2  1  2  5 47 87 61 15            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  D  D  E            
CEILING               300  None  None  None  None  None  None  2100 19200      
STA PRES            27.80 27.79 27.82 27.78 27.83 27.80 27.79 27.86            


Date           03/02Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26
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       36      31      46      43      61      47      68      53      72
TEMP          35 34 33 32 43 45 44 43 57 56 51 48 63 63 58 54 68 66
DEWPT         26 23 23 23 32 37 40 41 43 43 43 44 47 50 50 49 51 52
RH            69 64 66 69 65 73 86 93 59 62 74 86 56 62 75 83 54 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      40      40      40      30      30      20      30      40
FRZG RAIN               C  C                                       
RAIN              C        C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
SLEET                C  C                                          
SNOW           C  C  C                                             

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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