RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

VAZ018-110800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Date           06/10/26      Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            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                 71          89          71          89          66
TEMP          84 80 73 72 71 72 81 87 88 81 75 72 71 75 82 88 85 78 73 69 66 69
DEWPT         71 68 68 67 66 67 70 70 70 68 67 66 66 66 68 69 71 68 66 63 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   87          53          84          54          84
RH            65 67 84 84 84 84 69 57 55 65 76 81 84 74 63 54 63 71 79 81 84 76
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       6  4  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  3  2  3  4  5 10  8  9  6  5  4  3  2
WIND GUST     20 18 14 14 16 19 19 16 16 16       16 21 26 21 23 25 23 17 13   
CLOUDS        SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     44 23 18 30 14 21 13 29 50 38 30 23 20  9 11 73 73 61 53 34 14  7
VSBY          10 10 10  8  7  8 10 10 10 10  5  4  8 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  2  6
POP 12HR                     10          40          20          60           5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC    IS             IS NM               
TSTMS                              IS SC    IS             IS SC               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    20 17  6  6  8 25 19 12 14 16  4  5  8 26 21 17 20 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP   
ADI           99  8  3  3  4 47 83 84 61  7  2  3  4 45108 76 83 12            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  F  A  B  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4400  None      
STA PRES            27.73 27.76 27.77 27.72 27.74 27.74 27.73 27.70            


Date           06/13Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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       89      63      91      67      83      64      78      60      80
TEMP          87 79 65 68 87 79 70 69 80 74 66 66 76 71 63 63 77 72
DEWPT         57 59 55 57 62 65 62 60 62 60 57 57 60 59 55 55 57 56
RH            36 50 70 68 43 62 76 73 54 62 73 73 58 66 75 75 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      40      30      50      60      50      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC    SC SC SC NM SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS                        SC IS       SC SC       SC IS       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