RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Date           07/07/26      Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri
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          68          86          67
TEMP          81 74 72 71 69 70 80 84 81 74 71 71 69 70 81 85 82 74 71 69 68 70
DEWPT         73 72 69 68 68 69 73 74 73 72 69 68 67 69 72 72 72 69 67 66 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   98          72          97          66          94
RH            77 93 90 90 97 97 79 72 77 93 93 90 93 97 74 65 72 84 87 90 93 90
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N  N NW  N SE SE SE  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  5  4  3  4  4  5
WIND GUST                                               14 16 18 18 14 17 20 23
CLOUDS        B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC OV OV SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     81 53 29 39 49 35 45 73 70 61 37 69 56 57 40 90 90 37 17 11 28 37
VSBY          10 10  9  6  5  5 10 10 10 10  6  3  2  5 10 10 10 10 10  8  5 10
POP 12HR                     30          80          60          90           5
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC             IS NM NM SC IS SC SC IS IS  O  O             IS
TSTMS         NM SC             IS NM NM SC IS IS       IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  1            
T WIND DIR     S  N SE  E  N SW NW  W  S SE  S  N  N  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     2  0  2  1  0  2  4  1  2  8  2  0  0  2 10 11 14  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            8  0  1  1  0  2 18  5  7  4  1  0  0  2 46 47 54  4            
MAX LVORI      4  8  7  8  9  8  3  3  4  6  7  8  8  8  3  1  3  5            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  G  F  F  B  A  C  C  F            
CEILING        2300  None  None  None  2400  1100  None  None  3100  None      
STA PRES      27.79 27.81 27.83 27.85 27.81 27.80 27.78 27.78 27.75            


Date           07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       87      68      82      66      80      65      83      64      88
TEMP          84 76 71 70 80 74 68 68 79 73 68 67 81 75 67 67 85 78
DEWPT         71 69 68 68 71 69 66 66 69 67 64 64 67 67 62 63 66 66
RH            65 79 90 93 74 84 93 93 72 81 87 90 63 76 84 87 53 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      40      70      50      60      40      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS         
TSTMS         IS SC SC    IS SC SC       SC IS       SC 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