RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

VAZ018-052000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date             Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26
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                 89          63          88          66          88
TEMP             65 81 87 88 77 69 65 64 68 80 86 86 78 70 67 66 70 83 88 86 77
DEWPT            54 56 55 55 59 55 54 53 56 58 57 56 57 55 55 57 59 64 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   32          70          34          73          48
RH               68 42 34 33 54 61 68 67 65 47 37 36 48 59 65 73 68 53 48 51 67
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  2  2  3  1  1  3  3  3  8  6  6  3  3  3  4  6  8  6  6  3
WIND GUST                             13 14 21 18 18 16 14 14 18 23 23 19 18 16
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        10 14 13 11 50 35 25 22 38 35 48 33 15 24 26 37 27 45 54 54 55
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT          <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        3  6  6  8  2  3  3  5 11 17 14 12 13  5  6  6 14 17 14 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3 42 54 63  1  2  2  3 13 80 95 90  6  3  3  3 33 82 86 64  4
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.90 27.84 27.83 27.83 27.84 27.76 27.74 27.73 27.75 27.72


Date          Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       66      88      62      84      63      87      66      89
TEMP          68 70 87 79 66 65 82 77 66 67 85 79 69 70 87 81
DEWPT         63 61 62 61 58 56 60 61 57 58 63 64 61 62 66 67
RH            84 73 43 54 75 73 47 58 73 73 48 60 76 76 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      30      10      20      10      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC          IS       SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                  SC          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