RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-180800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date           06/17/26      Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26            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                 68          88          67          82          60
TEMP             75 70 69 69 75 84 88 83 75 71 70 68 68 76 81 79 71 65 62 60 63
DEWPT            54 52 54 58 63 68 70 71 67 66 65 64 63 63 59 56 54 53 53 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                   71          55          88          44          75
RH               48 53 59 68 66 59 55 67 76 84 84 87 84 64 47 45 55 65 72 75 70
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD          3  4  5  8 12 14 12 11  8  5  3  3  4  8  9  9  6  3  3  4  6
WIND GUST        14 18 21 28 36 37 33 28 26 21 16 13 17 23 24 24 23 16 16 18 21
CLOUDS           SC SC OV B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        50 46 93 86 46 64 71 68 85 89 77 76 74 52 18 17 19 19 23 29 20
VSBY             10 10 10 10  8  7  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          60          40          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                         NM SC SC SC IS SC                           
TSTMS                              SC SC SC IS                                 
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6  1            
T WIND DIR        S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W NW NW  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD       11  8 10  8 18 32 32 27 14 11 12 10 12 18 19 20 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR PR             PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI               5  5  7  7 50 93137 75 13  8  6  5 23 74118131  8            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  4  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  E  E  D  C  D  C  D  D  E  F  F  C  B  B  B  F            
CEILING             11000 19100  7700  3000  5600  1700  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.58 27.56 27.60 27.60 27.64 27.63 27.68 27.70            


Date           06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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       82      61      88      66      84      64      82      61      83
TEMP          80 73 62 65 84 78 69 69 79 75 67 66 80 74 64 64 80 75
DEWPT         53 54 54 56 58 61 60 62 68 66 62 60 61 60 57 57 60 60
RH            39 51 75 73 41 56 73 78 69 74 84 81 52 62 78 78 51 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      80      40      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC  O  O SC SC SC IS       IS SC
TSTMS                        IS SC       SC IS       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