RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

VAZ018-172000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date             Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26
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                 86          69          87          67          83
TEMP             62 74 81 85 80 75 72 71 73 80 84 86 75 72 69 67 69 75 80 81 74
DEWPT            56 55 53 52 55 55 58 60 63 67 69 70 67 66 65 63 63 63 59 56 54
MAX/MIN RH                   32          77          58          88          42
RH               81 51 38 32 42 50 61 68 71 65 61 59 76 81 87 87 81 66 49 42 50
WIND DIR          W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD          4  5  8  8  4  6  8 10 14 14 12 10  8  5  4  3  4  6  9  9  6
WIND GUST                                36 36 32 27 26 21 18 17 18 21 23 24 23
CLOUDS           FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        17 17 36 25 42 39 57 64 39 31 34 63 68 76 78 75 60 57 46 22 19
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  7  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          60          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                                             SC IS                        
MIX HGT          <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6  5  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5  1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        2 11 11 14 10  8  9  9 28 35 34 27 16 21 13  8  9  4  5 11 14
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI               2 69 85116  7  5  8  8 84149151113 14 15  9  4 19 16 30 67  7
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  4  4  5  6  3  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  D  E  E  F  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  3200  2100  7100  None  None
STA PRES            27.67 27.61 27.60 27.58 27.61 27.63 27.68 27.66 27.64 27.63


Date          Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       60      82      59      85      66      82      65      83
TEMP          62 63 80 73 62 65 83 77 68 69 79 75 68 67 81 75
DEWPT         53 52 51 53 52 54 57 59 58 60 68 66 63 61 62 61
RH            72 67 36 49 70 68 41 54 70 73 69 74 84 81 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      40      70      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC NM NM SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS       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