RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

VAZ018-250900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

Date           12/23/25      Wed 12/24/25            Thu 12/25/25            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
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                 46          58          45          64          41
TEMP                      50 47 51 56 56 50 48 46 47 49 54 63 61 55 51 50 46 44
DEWPT                     46 42 37 33 33 33 33 34 39 45 50 54 55 51 48 47 45 41
MIN/MAX RH                   86          40          88          71          97
RH                        86 83 59 42 42 52 56 63 74 86 86 72 81 86 89 89 96 89
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW  N  N SE SE
WIND SPD                  12  9  5  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  5  9  8  5  3  1  2  4
WIND GUST                 39 31 17                13 17 19 23 20             16
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                 26 14 22 27 47 71 62 75 89 80 80 81 83 78 82 93 91 89
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  7  8  9  5  5  8  6
POP 12HR                      5           0          70          70          50
RAIN                                               L  L  L              C  C  D
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT                    1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SE  S  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD                28 18  9  5  5  1  3  3  3  3  2 11 12 24            
DISPERSION                FR             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                       26 21 16 16  6  1  2  2  2  3  3 23 27 11            
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  6  5  3  3  5            
STABILITY                  D  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None 23600   700   400   600  1500      
STA PRES                  27.87 27.98 27.98 27.96 27.85 27.77 27.73            


Date           12/26Sat 12/27/25Sun 12/28/25Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25
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       50      42      65      49      64      27      35      17      30
TEMP          44 42 46 51 64 54 49 51 62 51 40 28 32 23 19 17 30 23
DEWPT         37 37 42 47 54 48 46 47 52 39 26 16  9  4  2  3  5  6
RH            76 82 86 86 70 80 89 86 70 63 57 60 37 43 47 53 34 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           80      60      10      20      60      50      10       5       0
RAIN           D  C  L  C           S  L  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