RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

VAZ018-242000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date             Sun 05/24/26            Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26
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                 67          61          79          64          79
TEMP                59 66 67 64 62 63 63 65 73 76 75 70 68 66 65 67 74 78 76 71
DEWPT               57 61 62 62 61 62 61 63 69 70 70 66 65 63 62 64 69 71 72 68
MAX/MIN RH                   83          98          77          91          79
RH                  93 84 84 93 97 97 93 93 87 82 84 87 90 90 90 90 84 79 87 90
WIND DIR             S SE SE  S  S  N  N  N  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  N  N
WIND SPD             3  4  5  4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0
CLOUDS              OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           88 86 92 95 95 80 65 59 74 98 98 92 92 88 88 91 91 97 97 73
VSBY                 5  9  9  4  1  0  0  1  3  3  6  6  2  1  1  2  2  5  9  9
POP 12HR                     30          30          90          90         100
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM  O  O  O  O NM NM  O  O  O NM
TSTMS                     IS SC                SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis                           PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT             <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  W SW  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  S  S
T WIND SPD           3  4  5  3  3  3  4  5 11  3  8  5  3  2  2  2  6  3  4 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  4  8 12  2  2  2  2  6 20 12 24  3  2  1  1  2 10  9 14  5
MAX LVORI            6  4  4  7  8  8  8  6  4  4  4  6  6  7  7  6  4  4  4  6
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               200   100   100   100  1000  1600   100   100  3000  2900
STA PRES            27.97 27.91 27.90 27.90 27.92 27.90 27.90 27.90 27.92 27.87


Date          Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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       65      81      65      82      63      79      57      74
TEMP          68 69 79 74 68 68 80 74 66 65 77 71 61 59 71 66
DEWPT         64 65 71 67 62 63 67 65 59 59 60 58 53 52 56 54
RH            87 87 77 79 81 84 65 74 78 81 56 63 75 78 59 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      90      20      50      10      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC NM  O IS IS SC SC       IS SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC 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