RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

VAZ018-250800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Date           04/24/26      Sat 04/25/26            Sun 04/26/26            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                 58          78          54          67          44
TEMP                63 61 58 61 75 75 69 64 60 58 55 55 58 63 66 59 51 48 45 46
DEWPT               46 46 47 50 55 56 57 56 55 54 52 52 52 50 49 45 43 41 39 39
MIN/MAX RH                   68          46          90          52          81
RH                  54 58 67 67 50 52 66 75 84 86 90 90 80 62 54 60 74 77 79 76
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                       16 18 16 13       14 19 19 18 19 20 19 17 16 17
CLOUDS              FW CL SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)            9  5 47 69 47 87 93 87 87 71 71 72 76 64 51 38 38 43 36 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7 10            
POP 12HR                     10          90          80          50          20
RAIN SHWRS                         NM  O  O  O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                                    
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3 14 13 20  5  6  6 14 10  6 11  6  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 99 56 42  3  3  3  7 10 18 39 23  4            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  4  5  6  5  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  3200  7200   800  1400   600  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.58 27.58 27.57 27.57 27.62 27.72 27.77            


Date           04/27Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26
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       72      46      72      55      76      51      71      47      66
TEMP          68 63 49 48 65 65 57 56 74 66 54 53 68 63 50 49 63 58
DEWPT         42 41 39 42 51 52 51 51 52 48 45 45 44 41 41 43 44 42
RH            39 44 68 80 60 63 80 83 46 52 71 74 42 44 71 80 50 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      20      60      30      50      40      40      50      60
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM
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