RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

VAZ018-230900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Date           11/22/25      Sun 11/23/25            Mon 11/24/25            Tue
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                 43          61          35          60          41
TEMP             53 50 47 45 43 53 60 56 47 44 40 37 35 50 59 57 46 44 43 42 42
DEWPT            47 45 43 40 38 40 39 38 36 34 33 31 29 30 25 26 28 29 31 31 33
MIN/MAX RH                   85          46          82          26          70
RH               80 83 86 82 82 61 46 51 65 68 76 79 78 46 27 30 49 55 62 65 70
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  4  9 10 10  6  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST        13          14 27 28 28 23 18 13                            12
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        38 35 32 26 13  2  6  8  5  9  6  7  7 13 25 26 54 60 67 73 83
VSBY             10  9  9  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          L
MIX HGT           1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD       12 10  9 11 10 19 24 25 13 12  9  8  5  2  8 11  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  5  4  5  8 42 78 75  6  6  4  4  6  2 23 24  3            
MAX LVORI         4  5  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  C  C  C  C  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 19600      
STA PRES            27.78 27.80 27.81 27.82 27.90 27.95 28.01 27.99            


Date           11/25Wed 11/26/25Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25
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       58      52      64      34      43      27      42      25      46
TEMP          55 53 54 54 64 49 39 34 43 34 31 28 41 31 28 25 45 33
DEWPT         46 49 51 50 49 36 26 22 17 14 14 13 12 11 13 14 18 18
RH            72 86 90 86 58 61 59 61 35 43 49 53 30 43 53 62 33 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      30      10       0       5       5       5      10
RAIN           L  L  L  L  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