RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1002 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

VAZ018-310800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1002 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/30/26      Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26            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
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                 54          79          61          80          58
TEMP                56 56 55 57 70 77 79 71 66 63 62 62 75 80 78 69 65 62 59 59
DEWPT               47 47 48 49 55 55 53 52 54 54 53 54 58 58 58 57 56 55 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   76          41          77          46          91
RH                  72 72 77 75 59 47 41 51 65 72 72 75 55 47 50 66 73 78 87 87
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD            11 10  8  4  6  8  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                    19 24 23 24 19 21 20 19 21 24 19 17               
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           20 22 23 36 32 34 26 26 28 39 39 51 52 81 81 58 58 30 29 41
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          70          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC NM NM SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                                   IS SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD          12 11  9  6 23 21 19 13  9 11 12  9 24 16 13 16            
DISPERSION          FR FR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6  5  4  7 96 68 63  6  4  5  6 10 65 53 30  7            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  2000  3700  None      
STA PRES                  27.96 27.96 27.88 27.88 27.89 27.93 27.90            


Date           04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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       81      59      79      60      80      60      72      45      63
TEMP          78 72 62 60 77 71 62 60 78 72 64 62 70 62 52 46 62 56
DEWPT         57 53 52 55 55 53 54 55 57 55 54 55 53 45 41 38 37 34
RH            48 51 70 84 47 53 75 84 48 55 70 78 55 54 66 73 39 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10      40      20      60      30      70      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC       IS SC IS    SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS          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