RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

VAZ018-190800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
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                 70          87          66          77          65
TEMP                   71 71 72 80 85 86 78 73 71 69 67 70 74 76 70 66 67 66 66
DEWPT                  67 66 66 70 69 68 68 67 65 66 66 68 68 68 65 63 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH                   91          56         100          75          95
RH                     87 84 81 72 59 55 71 81 81 90 97 93 82 76 84 90 90 93 93
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
WIND SPD                5  4  6  5  5  5  3  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              23 25 33 52 54 52 45 56 77 73 88 83 76 64 66 72 70 60 66
VSBY                    9  8  7  8  8  8  8  6  4  6  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          50          20          50          10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC IS    IS IS IS SC SC                     
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              W NW NW NW NW NW NE NE NE  E  E SE  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD              4  6  5  9 13 13  9  4  2  3  6  6  4  5  5            
DISPERSION             PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  3  6 36 41 31  4  2  1  2  7 13 10 14  3            
MAX LVORI               6  6  5  3  1  1  5  6  7  7  6  5  4  3  5            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  1000   100  1000  1600  1600      
STA PRES                  27.92 27.92 27.85 27.88 27.88 27.90 27.86            


Date           09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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       84      66      83      63      73      59      68      57      70
TEMP          82 71 68 66 82 69 66 64 72 64 62 59 65 62 60 57 67 63
DEWPT         70 68 65 65 70 67 64 63 69 64 61 58 64 59 57 55 63 58
RH            67 90 90 97 67 93 93 97 90100 97 96 97 90 90 93 87 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           60      20      90      80      80      70      60      40      30
RAIN SHWRS       NM IS    SC  O  O SC NM  O NM SC NM SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC          SC IS       IS IS          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