RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
903 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
903 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date             Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26
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                 70          51          78          59          79
TEMP                58 66 69 61 56 55 53 53 68 76 77 69 64 61 60 61 69 77 78 72
DEWPT               45 41 36 38 38 41 43 45 53 56 56 56 55 55 56 56 60 60 57 55
MAX/MIN RH                   30          75          48          87          49
RH                  62 40 30 42 51 59 69 74 59 50 48 63 73 81 87 84 73 56 48 55
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             8  5  5  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  4  1  2  2  2  2  5  9  9  8
WIND GUST              17 16                   16 16    12 13 13 16 20 26 28 29
CLOUDS              FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           21  7  5 14 14 16  4 17 18 50 59 18 32 35 58 78 70 75 55 76
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20           5          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS                SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS                      IS IS IS
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  6  3
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          10  9 11  2  3  4  4  3 10 13 14  8  4  4  4  6  9 28 26 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 40 52 67  1  2  2  2  4 28 69 40  4  2  2  2  5 15 74114 15
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  4  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  D  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  C  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None 10900  6700  8300
STA PRES                  27.81 27.86 27.87 27.88 27.83 27.84 27.79 27.75 27.65


Date          Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26
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       43      48      31      61      38      62      43      70
TEMP          64 46 45 41 34 33 57 53 45 39 59 52 47 45 68 62
DEWPT         54 38 24 18 20 21 27 31 31 26 28 33 33 35 43 45
RH            70 73 43 39 56 61 31 43 58 59 30 48 58 68 40 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      50       5      10       5       0       5      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS                                  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