RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

VAZ018-272100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

Date             Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 30           9          28          11          25
TEMP                16 28 29 23 20 17 12  9 18 25 28 22 19 16 13 11 16 22 23 15
DEWPT               -1 11 13 13 10  8  5  2  7 10 10  8  7  5  4  3  5  7  8  5
MAX/MIN RH                   46          74          46          68          50
RH                  46 48 51 65 64 67 73 72 61 52 46 54 59 61 67 69 61 52 52 64
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6 10 10 10 11 10  6  4  5  6  6  6  9 10 10 10  9  9  8  5
WIND GUST           26 32 35 35 39 35 26 18 20 21 25 26 32 36 35 26 23 20 18   
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            4  5 22 46 62 51 46 41 39 39 38 29 34 38 40 25 26 39 35 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9 10   
POP 12HR                      0          10           0          20           5
FLURRIES                     SC SC SC SC             SC SC                     
SNOWSHWRS                                                  IS IS               
MIX HGT              1  3  3  1  2  2  1 <1  2  3  3  1  1  1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          13 31 31 36 37 31 26 16 14 17 23 11 17 25 18 13 17 18 19 17
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             PR PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 23 97106 41 42 35 18 17 32 61 90  5 12 17 12 13 46 60 76 12
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  D  D  D  E  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  B  E
CEILING              None  None  2400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.82 27.73 27.80 27.83 27.85 27.76 27.76 27.77 27.81 27.79


Date          Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP        5      22       3      16       4      20      10      29
TEMP           8  6 21 13  6  3 14  9  5  5 17 13 12 10 26 21
DEWPT          1  1  8  5  0 -2  3  0 -2 -2  4  4  2  2 10 10
RH            72 79 56 70 76 79 61 66 72 72 56 67 63 69 50 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      30      30      30      20      10       5       5
SNOW                    C  C  C  C  S  S  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