RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date           09/30/26      Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat
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                 55          85          62          87          63
TEMP             65 62 59 57 57 74 83 82 69 65 65 63 62 79 86 83 71 68 68 67 63
DEWPT            53 52 52 52 52 56 55 55 56 56 56 55 55 63 65 64 65 65 65 62 61
MIN/MAX RH                   86          37          79          49          94
RH               65 70 78 83 83 53 38 40 63 73 73 75 78 58 50 53 81 90 90 84 93
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW  N NE
WIND SPD          1  2  2  4  3  2  4  4  1  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  3  3  2  1  2
WIND GUST                                      14    14 17 18 18 14            
CLOUDS           B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)        51 60 26 11 22 12 10 22 19 13 29 14 27 25 48 53 75 82 85 83 90
VSBY             10  8  7  4  5  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          50
RAIN                                                                          L
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS SC SC SC SC   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        3  3  4  3  3  9  6  6  4  6  5  4  4 21 24 16  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  2  2  4 30 43 44  2  3  3  2  5 91151 48  2            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  5  6  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  5            
STABILITY         F  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3100  2300      
STA PRES            27.89 27.88 27.91 27.84 27.86 27.81 27.81 27.76            


Date           10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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       65      56      67      55      73      45      66      42      68
TEMP          65 61 59 56 64 60 59 55 71 60 51 45 63 53 46 43 65 55
DEWPT         58 56 53 52 60 58 57 54 56 48 45 40 42 41 39 37 45 44
RH            78 84 80 86 87 93 93 96 59 64 80 82 46 64 76 79 48 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      60      50      20       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN           L        L                                          
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC    SC SC IS                                 

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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