RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
516 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
516 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Date             Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 59          35          64          44          75
TEMP             43 52 56 58 51 44 40 38 42 53 60 63 56 47 45 44 48 63 72 74 66
DEWPT            32 29 28 28 26 27 30 30 30 29 28 28 29 29 30 31 36 43 46 45 46
MAX/MIN RH                   31          77          27          64          35
RH               65 41 34 32 37 51 67 73 62 39 29 26 35 49 55 60 63 48 39 35 48
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD          4  5  8 10  8  4  4  4  4  6  6  6  2  2  2  3  3  6  8  6  3
WIND GUST                                            12    12 13 16 21 23 21 16
CLOUDS           B2 OV SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        73 91 48 19 14  9  5  6  4  3  3  2  9 28 22 38 43 32 38 38 29
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT           1  3  6  6  2 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD       14 14 12 14 19 14 10 10 23 14 12 13  5  3  8  3  3 14 13 19 13
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              28 62 81105 13  7  5  5 67 79 79 88  3  2  4  2  3 60 91123  6
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  E  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING             16700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.70 27.64 27.72 27.76 27.80 27.73 27.74 27.73 27.71 27.64


Date          Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       53      81      59      78      60      72      44      65
TEMP          56 57 78 72 62 60 73 70 62 62 68 59 48 46 62 57
DEWPT         45 46 44 43 45 50 55 54 54 56 56 44 38 36 36 36
RH            66 67 30 35 54 69 53 57 75 81 65 57 68 68 38 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5      30      50      80      80      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC SC SC  O  O SC SC IS IS   
TSTMS                              IS IS IS IS 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