RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

VAZ018-052000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date             Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 88          62          88          66          88
TEMP                   84 85 79 71 67 65 68 79 86 86 78 71 68 66 70 83 87 85 77
DEWPT                  55 55 59 55 54 53 55 58 58 57 58 56 56 57 59 64 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   35          72          36          71          49
RH                     37 36 50 57 63 65 63 49 39 37 50 59 65 73 68 53 50 53 67
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  2  1  3  3  3  6  6  6  3  3  3  4  5  8  6  6  3
WIND GUST                             13 14 21 18 18 16 14 14 17 20 23 19 18 16
CLOUDS                 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              20 42 33 29 25 21 33 44 51 41 25 64 59 19 13 43 55 60 66
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              8  8  8  2  4  5 12 20 16 14 13  4  5  5 12 13 14 11  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    61 63  4  1  2  3 13 90 69104  6  2  3  3 23 68 63 45  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  B  G  F  F  F  A  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4500
STA PRES                  27.84 27.83 27.83 27.85 27.78 27.76 27.76 27.78 27.78


Date          Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       66      83      65      84      65      88      68      91
TEMP          68 70 80 77 67 66 81 77 67 68 84 79 69 71 88 82
DEWPT         63 62 63 62 60 58 63 61 58 59 64 63 60 62 66 66
RH            84 76 56 60 78 75 54 58 73 73 51 58 73 73 48 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      30      20      50      20      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS             SC    IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS          IS       IS SC IS       SC

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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