RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

VAZ018-090900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

Date           02/08/26      Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            Wed
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                  7          42          25          55          37
TEMP             21 16 12 10  8 22 37 40 30 28 27 27 29 43 54 53 48 45 43 42 38
DEWPT             3  1  0  0 -2  7 15 23 23 23 24 24 26 35 41 44 39 41 40 36 33
MIN/MAX RH                   62          44          93          62          88
RH               45 51 58 63 63 52 40 50 75 81 88 88 88 73 61 71 71 86 89 79 82
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE  E SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD          2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  8  8  6
WIND GUST        13                                  12 14 19 20 25 27 29 29 28
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)         4  5  6  8 19  7 17 40 64 57 39 30 26 20 17 27 46 54 61 59 57
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10  6  8 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW  N  N SW  S  S  S  S  S  N  S  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD       10  4  2  1  1  3  5  6  4  3  0  1  2 14 21 17 12            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI               5  2  1  1  1  3 11  9  2  2  0  1  2 23 68 67  8            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  7  6  3  1  3  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.98 27.96 27.95 27.89 27.86 27.81 27.79 27.69            


Date           02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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       46      26      43      26      40      23      42      28      42
TEMP          44 39 30 27 42 32 28 26 40 32 25 23 39 33 30 29 41 36
DEWPT         30 25 22 20 21 20 22 22 22 21 21 19 22 23 23 23 29 28
RH            57 57 72 74 43 61 78 85 48 63 84 84 50 66 75 78 62 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10       0       5      30      30      30      30      50      50
RAIN                                   C  C        C  C        C  C
SNOW                                C  C  C  S  C  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