RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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                 86          68          85          67          86
TEMP                   83 80 74 71 71 70 70 79 82 82 74 71 69 68 71 80 85 83 74
DEWPT                  70 70 70 69 68 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 66 65 67 70 71 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   62          95          59          94          63
RH                     65 72 87 93 90 90 93 69 63 61 79 84 90 90 87 72 63 65 84
WIND DIR                S  S SW  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                2  2  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  6  4  4  4  4  4  6  6  6  4
WIND GUST                                   14 17 19 18 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 20
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              55 56 72 51 32 49 31 32 70 67 32 13 22 21 51 51 78 78 72
VSBY                   10 10 10  8  7  6  6 10 10 10 10  9  7  7 10  7  8 10  9
POP 12HR                     90          40          60          10          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC  O SC SC    IS    IS NM SC             SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC                IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  E SE SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  W
T WIND SPD              3  4  5  2  2  1  4 13 14 17 16 11 11  4  5 14 16 14 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    19 12  3  1  1  1  6 52 59 64  7  5  5  2  8 50 72 57 10
MAX LVORI               2  3  6  7  7  7  5  3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  G  F  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  C  E
CEILING                    3200  None  None  None  3100  None  None 21300 12100
STA PRES                  27.80 27.78 27.76 27.76 27.74 27.76 27.77 27.78 27.74


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       67      82      65      81      63      81      63      87
TEMP          70 70 81 72 68 68 80 72 66 66 79 73 65 66 85 78
DEWPT         67 67 72 69 66 66 68 66 62 63 65 65 61 61 64 66
RH            90 90 74 90 93 93 67 81 87 90 62 76 87 84 50 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      70      50      60      30      30      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM NM SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC            
TSTMS         IS IS IS SC 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