RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

VAZ018-310800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date           10/30/26      Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            Mon
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                 42          65          47          64          47
TEMP                51 49 46 44 56 63 62 54 52 51 49 48 56 63 61 53 51 49 49 48
DEWPT               36 35 33 35 42 43 42 41 40 39 38 38 43 41 40 39 38 36 37 37
MIN/MAX RH                   71          44          72          44          66
RH                  56 58 60 70 59 48 48 61 63 63 66 68 62 44 46 59 61 61 63 65
WIND DIR             N  N NE NE  E SE  E SE  N  N  N  N SE SE SE SE  N  N  N SE
WIND SPD             3  2  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           13 22 11 46 71 89 93 85 97 82 74 89 59 65 54 75 70 70 69 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD           3  2  3  2  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  6  5  6  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  2  2 11  8  7  2  2  2  2  2 17 18 19  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None 21000  9500  8600  8600  8100  8200  6700      
STA PRES            28.08 28.12 28.18 28.16 28.19 28.20 28.22 28.15            


Date           11/02Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       66      48      67      54      65      57      69      55      66
TEMP          64 56 51 49 64 59 56 56 63 61 59 59 66 61 57 56 64 58
DEWPT         45 44 43 44 52 51 51 53 59 57 57 57 61 57 54 53 55 51
RH            50 64 74 83 65 75 83 90 87 87 93 93 84 87 90 90 73 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      50      60      60      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC

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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