RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

VAZ018-250900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date           11/24/25      Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu
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                 42          56          54          65          32
TEMP                45 43 43 43 50 55 56 55 55 55 56 56 62 64 57 46 40 36 34 32
DEWPT               32 32 33 36 42 49 52 51 52 53 53 52 54 50 44 30 25 21 19 17
MIN/MAX RH                   78          69          95          54          61
RH                  60 65 67 76 74 80 86 86 90 93 90 86 75 60 62 53 55 54 54 53
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  4  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  6 10 10 11 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST                          16 16 17 17 17 17 18 24 27 31 34 37 39 40 39
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           66 65 75 85 79 97 87 82 78 89 77 52 45 37 33 18 31 54 58 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  4  6  8  3  4  7  9  9  9  9  9            
POP 12HR                     20          90          70          20           0
RAIN                                                  S  S                     
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O SC SC SC NM NM                           
TSTMS                                    IS IS                                 
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2            
T WIND DIR           S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  3  9  9  6  8  9 13 10 24 28 28 32            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                  1  1  1  2  4 11 10  5  5  4  9 11 79112105 22            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  6  5  5  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  E  F  E  D  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                   10000  1100   400   600   600  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.90 27.86 27.77 27.72 27.68 27.67 27.68            


Date           11/27Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25
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       42      25      37      22      43      29      48      36      55
TEMP          42 33 30 25 36 28 25 23 42 32 30 31 46 41 39 38 54 46
DEWPT         14 12 13 10 10  9 11 13 14 15 16 19 30 31 31 33 43 40
RH            31 41 49 52 33 44 55 65 31 49 55 61 53 67 73 82 66 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0      20      40      40      50
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                            S                  

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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