RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

VAZ018-192000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date             Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26
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                 80          59          82          60          88
TEMP          66 67 73 78 77 69 63 61 59 62 73 79 79 72 65 62 60 65 79 85 87 79
DEWPT         65 64 64 58 55 53 52 52 52 54 55 54 55 56 55 55 55 57 60 59 59 62
MAX/MIN RH                   45          78          41          82          38
RH            97 90 73 50 47 57 67 72 78 75 53 42 44 57 70 78 84 75 52 41 39 56
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  5  9 12 12  8  6  6  4  5  8  8  8  4  2  2  2  1  3  4  4  2
WIND GUST                             16 19 24 21 21 18                14      
CLOUDS        OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)    100100 52  7  8 21 16 39 53 32 24 25 11  5  3  8 18  9 12 27 37 42
VSBY           3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                                               
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD     5 10 21 23 23 14  6  6  4  9 16 16 13 13  3  3  2  1 10 11 13 14
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            5 15 75 93 99 10  3  3  3 18 80106 94  6  2  2  1  1 62 92116  7
MAX LVORI      7  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      D  D  C  C  C  E  F  F  E  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.66 27.69 27.76 27.77 27.80 27.76 27.77 27.77 27.77 27.73


Date          Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       68      85      64      82      59      84      61      86
TEMP          69 71 83 75 68 67 79 73 61 64 81 75 64 65 83 76
DEWPT         61 63 71 68 64 61 61 59 56 56 59 61 58 58 61 62
RH            76 76 67 79 87 81 54 62 84 75 47 62 81 78 47 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR           20      90      60      20       5      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS  O  O NM    IS IS          IS          SC
TSTMS               SC SC SC       IS          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