RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1131 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date             Mon 06/08/26            Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26
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                 88          64          83          68          88
TEMP                   85 85 77 72 69 65 65 73 79 80 74 70 69 68 71 78 84 86 80
DEWPT                  62 63 63 61 60 59 58 64 67 69 66 66 65 65 66 70 72 72 70
MAX/MIN RH                   44          81          63          90          63
RH                     46 48 62 68 73 81 78 73 67 69 76 87 87 90 84 76 67 63 72
WIND DIR               SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                4  5  3  3  4  3  3  3  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  5  4
WIND GUST              14    13 16 19 14    13    14 13 12 13 16 21 23 19 17 17
CLOUDS                 SC SC OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              45 49 90 82 85 89 87 81 90 84 86 88 78 72 77 77 73 69 33
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          50          60          70
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC       SC NM NM SC SC   
TSTMS                                             IS IS       IS    SC SC SC   
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             12 14 18 18 11  9  5  5  6  8  6  4  3  3  6 11 14  8  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    86103  8  8  8  4  9 14 21 21  3  2  2  2  8 35 53 31  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  4  5  6  7  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  F  E  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    5000  6200   800  1400  1700   700  4900  1100  4500
STA PRES                  27.93 27.97 27.99 27.98 27.91 13.93   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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       70      94      71      94      68      89      65      90
TEMP          71 74 92 81 72 75 92 79 70 70 88 77 67 69 87 80
DEWPT         68 68 70 69 67 67 69 68 65 63 60 61 58 59 61 63
RH            90 82 49 67 84 76 47 69 84 78 39 58 73 70 42 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      20      10      50      20      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC IS       IS          SC
TSTMS                  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