RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

VAZ018-310800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date           05/30/26      Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            Tue
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                 48          77          58          79          56
TEMP             66 58 51 49 54 65 74 75 67 62 60 58 63 73 78 76 67 61 58 56 59
DEWPT            51 45 44 42 44 49 52 54 55 53 53 53 56 55 52 51 52 49 47 46 48
MIN/MAX RH                   79          44          84          39          70
RH               58 62 77 77 69 56 46 48 65 72 78 83 78 53 40 42 59 65 67 69 67
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S SE SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD          6  6  6  4  3  4  4  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST                                               13       12            
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        20 21 13 29 18 18 38 48 64 49 39 65 60 64 55 47 34 49 46 37 43
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW  N  N            
T WIND SPD       17 14 14 11  9  8  5  8 10  4  2  2  3 11 10 10 10            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               8  7  7  5 18 27 30 44  5  2  1  1  4 56 60 78  5            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  3000  2700  None  None      
STA PRES            27.85 27.89 27.89 27.79 27.75 27.72 27.73 27.71            


Date           06/02Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
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       75      50      74      50      80      55      84      60      85
TEMP          73 65 54 55 72 66 54 56 78 71 58 61 82 75 63 65 83 77
DEWPT         50 50 44 46 45 49 43 47 50 54 48 52 56 59 55 57 60 62
RH            44 58 69 72 38 54 66 72 37 55 69 72 41 58 75 75 46 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC FW CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      10       5       5       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                                              IS
TSTMS         IS SC                                              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