RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-090800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date           07/08/26      Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat
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                 68          85          67          86          67
TEMP                71 71 70 70 79 82 82 74 71 69 68 71 80 85 83 74 72 70 68 70
DEWPT               69 68 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 66 65 67 70 71 70 69 67 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   95          59          94          63          94
RH                  93 90 90 93 69 63 61 79 84 90 90 87 72 63 65 84 84 90 93 90
WIND DIR             N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  1  2  4  5  6  4  4  4  4  4  6  6  6  4  4  3  4  4
WIND GUST                       14 17 19 18 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 17 17 17 16
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           51 32 49 31 32 70 67 32 13 22 21 51 51 78 78 72 64 62 80 80
VSBY                 7  7 10  6 10 10 10 10  9  7  7 10  7  8 10  9  7  2  2  4
POP 12HR                     30          60          10          70          30
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS       IS NM SC             SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS               IS IS       IS SC SC                IS SC SC IS IS    IS   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR           E SE SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD           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 VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  6 52 59 64  7  5  5  2  8 50 72 57 10            
MAX LVORI            7  7  7  5  3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY            F  G  F  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  3100  None  None 21300 12100  1500      
STA PRES            27.78 27.76 27.76 27.74 27.76 27.77 27.78 27.74            


Date           07/11Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       82      65      78      63      81      62      86      65      91
TEMP          81 74 69 68 77 71 66 66 79 73 64 65 84 76 68 68 88 80
DEWPT         72 69 66 66 68 66 62 62 64 64 60 61 64 65 61 63 65 66
RH            74 84 90 93 74 84 87 87 60 73 87 87 51 69 78 84 47 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      50      60      30      30      10       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC SC SC NM SC IS 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