RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

VAZ018-232000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date             Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26
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                 78          55          82          59          88
TEMP          68 68 71 76 75 68 62 59 55 59 73 79 80 71 63 60 59 64 78 85 87 78
DEWPT         66 66 68 66 61 56 53 51 50 52 53 53 53 56 53 52 51 54 59 59 60 62
MAX/MIN RH                   60          83          37          76          39
RH            93 93 90 71 62 65 72 75 83 78 49 41 39 59 70 75 75 70 52 41 40 58
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD       2  2  4  9 10  8  4  3  3  2  2  1  3  2  1  0  0  0  3  4  5  2
WIND GUST           14 24 27 25 18                                     14    12
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     83 91 74 55 19  1  1  6  5 12 54 57 37 36 14 16 22 13 13 20 28 34
VSBY           1  1  4 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC                                                         
TSTMS         IS IS IS                                                         
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1  1  2  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR     W  N NE NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  W  N  N NW NW  N SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     6  5  9 12 21 20  9  4  4  6  4  3  3  0  0  1  1  1  9 10 11 13
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  8 20 41 97 14  4  2  2  7 22 24 25  0  0  1  1  1 51 87 96  6
MAX LVORI      6  6  4  3  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  C  C  B  E  F  G  G  A  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.66 27.72 27.82 27.84 27.87 27.83 27.83 27.84 27.85 27.82


Date          Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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      89      68      87      68      89      68      93
TEMP          67 70 87 77 70 70 83 77 70 71 87 80 70 72 89 82
DEWPT         60 62 66 67 65 65 69 68 65 65 68 68 64 65 68 68
RH            78 76 50 71 84 84 63 74 84 81 53 67 81 79 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0      50      50      60      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC NM SC IS    IS IS       IS IS
TSTMS                  SC SC    IS SC IS    IS 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