RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

VAZ018-250800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date           05/24/26      Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            Wed
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                 62          76          64          79          66
TEMP             65 65 64 63 65 70 74 74 70 67 66 65 67 73 78 76 71 68 67 66 68
DEWPT            61 61 61 61 61 67 68 68 65 63 61 61 62 68 70 70 67 64 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   94          78          90          77          88
RH               87 87 90 93 87 90 82 82 84 87 84 87 84 84 76 82 87 87 84 87 84
WIND DIR          S  S  N  N  N  N  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD          2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS           OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        97 92 95 81 86 88 94 96 84 83 81 81 89 89 98 98 71 75 71 74 85
VSBY              9  2  1  1  2  5  5  7  7  5  4  4  2  4  6  7  8            
POP 12HR                     70          90          70         100          50
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC SC NM NM  O  O SC NM SC SC  O  O  O  O SC SC SC SC  O
TSTMS               IS          IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE SE  S  E  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD        6  3  2  1  2  8  9  6  3  2  2  2  0  4  4  6  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  2  1  1  2 17 31 15  2  1  1  1  0  9 11 20  3            
MAX LVORI         6  6  7  8  6  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  4  4  3  6            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               100   100   100  2100  1900  1300   600  1100   800      
STA PRES            27.90 27.86 27.87 27.86 27.88 27.89 27.90 27.87            


Date           05/27Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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       81      64      81      59      78      58      74      56      68
TEMP          78 71 65 66 79 73 61 62 75 70 61 60 70 67 59 58 67 63
DEWPT         70 65 61 61 61 61 55 56 57 58 53 53 56 56 52 51 54 53
RH            76 81 87 84 54 66 81 81 54 66 75 78 61 68 78 77 63 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20      20       5      10      20      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS     O  O IS    IS IS             IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         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