RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

VAZ018-062000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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          68          84          68          87
TEMP          67 72 81 85 85 77 73 72 70 72 80 82 82 76 72 70 68 70 78 84 85 78
DEWPT         65 68 70 68 69 69 68 68 67 69 70 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH                   53          95          68          97          60
RH            93 87 69 57 59 76 84 87 90 90 72 69 69 82 90 93 97 93 76 63 61 76
WIND DIR       N  N  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  0  1  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)     44 45 27 67 65 76 48 55 39 60 44 78 91 62 61 57 67 67 54 77 77 49
VSBY          10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10  1 10  3  3  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     40          30          80          40          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC IS             NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS             NM NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W  W  W SW  S NE  E NW NW  N NW NW  W  W NW NW NW SW  S SE
T WIND SPD     2  2  5  8  4  2  1  3  1  3  8  4  3  5  2  3  3  2  4  2  5  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 26 41 20  1  1  2  1  4 40 22 14  3  1  2  2  3 19 14 28  1
MAX LVORI      7  6  3  1  2  4  6  6  7  6  3  3  3  5  7  7  8  6  3  3  2  4
STABILITY      F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  3100  3500  None  None  2800  4700 12500  2900  3200
STA PRES            27.78 27.73 27.76 27.77 27.80 27.77 27.80 27.81 27.83 27.79


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       68      89      69      87      69      84      67      84
TEMP          70 71 88 78 70 72 84 78 71 72 82 75 68 69 82 75
DEWPT         67 68 70 69 67 68 70 69 67 67 71 69 66 66 67 66
RH            90 90 55 74 90 87 63 74 87 84 69 82 93 90 61 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      40      20      30      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC IS       SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       SC 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