RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

VAZ018-050900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            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                 62          71          53          67          45
TEMP          68 63 62 63 62 63 64 69 70 63 60 58 55 53 59 65 64 56 53 50 47 45
DEWPT         56 58 59 60 62 62 62 62 60 58 56 55 52 49 52 50 48 47 45 43 40 36
MIN/MAX RH                  100          70          89          55          76
RH            65 84 90 90100 97 93 78 71 84 87 90 90 86 78 58 56 72 74 77 76 70
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  6  9 10
WIND GUST     17 16 18 20 20 13 14                               14 17 20 28 33
CLOUDS        B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     80 85100100 97 95 70 63 48 64 76 86 50 57 53 39 15 14 25 35 37 32
VSBY          10  9  5  4  1  0  5 10 10 10  8  4  4  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          30          10          10           0
RAIN              C  D  D  S                                                   
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                                          
TSTMS            IS IS                                                         
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD     8  3  3  3  3  3  4  9  5  2  3  2  3  3  9 16 18  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI           16  2  3  3  2  3 10 21 19  1  2  1  2  4 23 76 91  3            
MAX LVORI      2  5  6  6  9  9  6  3  3  5  6  7  7  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  E  D  D  E  C  C  D  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              1500   600   700  None  3000  4600  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.77 27.74 27.75 27.72 27.72 27.71 27.69 27.67            


Date           11/07Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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       57      40      60      40      63      41      66      43      64
TEMP          55 48 44 40 58 48 43 40 61 51 44 42 64 55 47 43 62 53
DEWPT         39 34 33 32 36 30 30 29 33 30 28 28 35 33 32 32 37 34
RH            55 58 65 73 44 49 60 64 35 44 53 57 34 43 56 65 39 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC 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