RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

VAZ018-030800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date           10/02/26      Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            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                 61          63          57          65          58
TEMP                69 67 65 62 60 63 61 58 57 58 58 57 60 64 65 62 60 61 59 58
DEWPT               65 64 64 62 60 61 60 56 56 55 55 55 60 63 64 60 59 58 58 56
MIN/MAX RH                  100          93          99          91          96
RH                  87 90 97100100 93 97 93 96 90 90 93100 97 97 93 96 90 96 93
WIND DIR             W NW  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  3  3  2  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3
CLOUDS              B1 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           66 89 84 86 90 94 90 90 93 91 84 90 92 93 92 88 90 92 78 64
VSBY                10  8  3  2  3  4  5  4  3  3  6  3  3  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     50          60          70          80           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC NM NM IS SC SC NM NM  O  O SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW  E NE NE  E NE  E  E NE  E NE NE  E  W SW            
T WIND SPD           4  2  9 13 10  6  8  9  8  4  3  2  3  1  2  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  4 11 14 12 12  4  4  2  2  3  4  1  3  1            
MAX LVORI            6  7  7  7  5  5  5  7  8  6  7  6  9  8  6  8            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  D  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              2200   600   100   100   200   100   100   100   800      
STA PRES            27.83 27.87 27.96 27.95 27.96 27.92 27.91 27.86            


Date           10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       73      46      67      43      69      46      74      48      75
TEMP          73 60 51 47 65 54 46 44 68 56 49 47 73 60 52 49 74 61
DEWPT         56 48 45 40 45 43 40 38 47 46 43 41 51 48 46 43 51 49
RH            55 64 80 76 48 66 79 79 47 69 80 79 46 64 80 80 44 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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