RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VAZ018-250800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date           06/24/26      Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            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                 57          88          65          91          69
TEMP                64 61 59 66 79 85 86 77 70 67 66 70 85 90 87 77 72 70 69 72
DEWPT               52 50 50 53 57 57 58 60 58 58 58 60 64 64 65 66 65 65 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   72          37          76          43          86
RH                  65 67 72 63 47 39 39 56 66 73 75 71 50 42 48 69 79 84 87 81
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  4
WIND GUST                                                     14 12       13 17
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           27 34 59 56 30 35 26 44 26 34 41 33 24 55 58 65 70 69 76 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5            
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  N  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW  W  W SW SW  S SW            
T WIND SPD           1  1  2  1 10  8  9 10  4  5  4  3  6  6 10  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  1 63 63 66  5  2  3  2  3 45 32 45  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3500  3200      
STA PRES            27.84 27.83 27.86 27.82 27.83 27.86 27.88 27.83            


Date           06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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       87      69      87      68      91      68      96      70      90
TEMP          86 76 70 72 85 78 70 71 88 81 70 72 92 86 73 74 87 83
DEWPT         70 69 67 68 71 69 66 67 69 68 63 65 68 67 65 66 68 67
RH            59 79 90 87 63 74 87 87 54 65 78 79 46 53 76 76 53 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      30      30      10      20       5      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS SC SC          IS                        
TSTMS         IS SC IS    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