RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

VAZ018-202000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
931 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

Date             Mon 07/20/26            Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26
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                 82          68          87          68          84
TEMP                75 79 80 73 70 70 69 72 81 85 82 75 73 72 70 69 78 82 81 72
DEWPT               67 67 68 68 68 68 68 70 73 73 73 71 69 68 68 68 70 68 67 64
MAX/MIN RH                   63          97          67          97          61
RH                  76 67 67 84 93 93 97 93 77 67 74 87 87 87 93 97 76 63 63 76
WIND DIR            SE SE  S SW  S  S  W SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  5  2  2  1  2  4  6  6  8  6  6  8  6  6  6  6  8  4
WIND GUST                                16 21 21 21 25 26 27 25 24 20 20 19 18
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           42 49 49 57 58 72 56 52 62 73 80 90 90 93 93 63 63 47 33 11
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  5  5  6 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          70          90          40
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC IS IS    SC SC NM  O  O  O  O SC SC IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS IS       SC SC SC SC IS IS       IS IS IS   
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W NW
T WIND SPD           5  5  9 13  5  3  4 10 16 14 21 23  8 20 10 18 21 12 17 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 20 27 30  6  3  2  2 14 59 57 76 15  5 19  7 32 71 58 90  7
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  5  6  7  8  5  3  1  3  4  5  4  6  4  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            A  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  D  E  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  1500  None  1100  3400  5900  1500  2200  None
STA PRES                  27.72 27.71 27.67 27.70 27.66 27.63 27.61 27.63 27.66


Date          Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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       60      80      61      79      63      79      64      85
TEMP          63 62 78 71 64 63 76 71 66 65 77 72 66 66 83 76
DEWPT         59 58 62 62 58 59 64 63 60 61 65 65 62 63 67 67
RH            87 87 58 73 81 87 66 76 81 87 67 79 87 90 59 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      20      20      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS IS SC IS SC IS IS    IS
TSTMS                              IS IS       SC IS       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