RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Date           03/31/26      Wed 04/01/26            Thu 04/02/26            Fri
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                 61          79          59          82          58
TEMP                      61 62 73 78 78 69 65 63 60 60 75 81 79 71 67 62 60 59
DEWPT                     52 54 58 56 57 56 56 56 55 57 60 58 56 54 54 52 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   76          46          87          44          83
RH                        72 75 59 47 48 63 73 78 84 90 60 46 45 55 63 70 78 83
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   4  4  6  6  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  6  6  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                 19 20 21 18 17 13             13 19 23 21 19 16 16 16
CLOUDS                    FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 25 59 59 84 60 66 43 45 26 45 45 59 59 21 21 25 34 59
VSBY                      10 10 10  6  8  8  8  9 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          80          40          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS  O SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC                IS                  
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD                 5  5 19 12 12 17  5  4  3  3 11 12 14 17 13 11 14  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 73 40 37  8  3  2  2  3 40 39 77  8  6  5  7  6
MAX LVORI                  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  6  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4
STABILITY                  F  D  C  D  D  F  F  F  G  A  B  D  B  F  F  G  G  B
CEILING                    None 10100  4000  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.87 27.92 27.88 27.91 27.94 28.01 27.97 28.01 28.03


Date           04/03Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
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       80      59      81      57      67      37      62      38      64
TEMP          78 72 63 60 80 73 65 60 63 56 43 38 59 53 42 40 62 55
DEWPT         54 53 54 56 56 54 53 54 49 36 29 26 26 26 29 31 34 31
RH            43 51 72 87 44 51 65 81 60 47 57 62 28 35 60 70 35 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      10      50      50      80      20       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC       IS SC SC SC  O NM IS                     
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