RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date           07/01/26      Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            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                 71          97          72          95          72
TEMP          94 83 75 72 71 75 90 95 95 84 77 74 73 75 89 93 91 80 74 72 72 76
DEWPT         65 68 66 65 64 67 69 64 63 68 65 65 64 67 68 65 65 68 66 66 65 68
MIN/MAX RH                   80          33          77          38          81
RH            39 61 74 79 79 76 50 36 35 59 67 74 73 76 50 40 42 67 76 81 79 76
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW  N NE  E NE NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SW NW NW NW  W NW
WIND SPD       3  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  1  2  2  1  2  2  1  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC CL FW SC CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      2  3  1  0 13 11  0  4  2 18 35  2 10 32  5 22 17 29 28 15 12  7
VSBY          10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  9                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS         
TSTMS                                                            IS            
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6  1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  N  N NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     8  8  4  4  3  3  2  4  3  1  3  4  4  3  3  4  8  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           58  4  2  2  2  3 11 35 29  1  2  2  2  3 16 42 63  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  4  4  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.87 27.89 27.91 27.96 27.91 27.91 27.92 27.93 27.89            


Date           07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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       99      71      96      70      93      69      90      69      88
TEMP          98 81 73 75 95 80 72 74 92 78 71 73 89 77 71 72 86 76
DEWPT         66 69 66 68 67 69 66 67 69 70 67 67 69 69 66 67 68 67
RH            35 67 79 79 40 69 81 79 47 76 87 81 52 76 84 84 55 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      50      40      70      30      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS       SC SC    SC NM SC IS IS NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS            SC IS       SC SC    IS SC IS       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