RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

VAZ018-142000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date             Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26
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                 85          61          89          61          87
TEMP                72 79 83 74 68 64 63 64 79 87 88 78 71 67 64 64 78 85 86 76
DEWPT               48 48 50 53 53 53 51 49 51 51 50 49 47 47 48 50 52 50 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   30          67          27          63          28
RH                  42 34 32 48 59 67 65 58 38 29 27 36 42 49 56 60 40 30 29 39
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W
WIND SPD             5  9  9  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  5
WIND GUST                    16 14 14 14 16 18                   13 18 18 19 17
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           11 23 45 22 16 16 12 11 15 45 34 48 51 51 46 38 50 60 51 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT              4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  8 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          21 16 14 10  5  5  6  6 13 11 16  5  4  5  8  9 21 14 18 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 97108 98  5  3  3  3  7 47 78126  4  2  3  4  9 99105151  7
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  E  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.87 27.86 27.86 27.86 27.81 27.80 27.78 27.78 27.72


Date          Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26
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       61      84      58      89      56      70      42      65
TEMP          66 64 81 75 60 61 87 79 66 59 68 60 48 43 63 56
DEWPT         49 52 50 46 47 49 50 50 51 49 39 30 27 26 24 23
RH            54 65 34 36 62 65 28 36 58 69 34 32 44 51 22 27
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10       0      20      40      40      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS                IS SC SC SC SC            
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