RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

Date           04/30/26      Fri 05/01/26            Sat 05/02/26            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                 40          68          45          61          38
TEMP             56 48 44 41 44 56 64 67 57 51 47 45 46 54 58 60 52 45 41 38 41
DEWPT            35 33 34 33 34 33 32 32 35 37 37 37 36 37 35 33 31 30 30 29 29
MIN/MAX RH                   73          27          72          37          70
RH               45 56 68 73 68 42 30 27 43 59 68 73 68 52 42 36 44 55 65 70 62
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD         11  6  4  2  1  4  8 11  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  6
WIND GUST        24                18    19 16 12 12 12 13    17 20 21 19 19 23
CLOUDS           FW FW B1 B2 B2 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         9 25 56 71 70 25 13 39 55 78 72 83 84 84 86 72 39 35 20 21 14
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT           1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8  1  1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6  1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW  W  W  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD       18 13  3  3  1  5 11 14 17 17 14 14 10 14 10 14 23            
DISPERSION       FR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI               8  6  2  2  1 24100123 12  8  7  7 18 69 46 67 10            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  G  F  F  A  A  A  B  E  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              None 15200  None  None  6900  5100  1800  3800  None      
STA PRES            27.73 27.74 27.73 27.65 27.72 27.75 27.73 27.67            


Date           05/03Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
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       62      41      74      52      79      56      75      56      70
TEMP          59 54 43 46 71 65 55 55 77 69 60 59 71 66 59 57 67 59
DEWPT         28 29 29 34 40 43 42 45 45 45 46 51 55 53 51 50 47 39
RH            30 38 57 63 32 45 61 69 32 42 60 75 57 63 75 77 49 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10      10      30      60      60      50
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                                                IS IS       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