RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

VAZ018-202000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
601 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

Date             Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26
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                 82          60          88          67          87
TEMP             63 74 80 80 72 65 62 60 65 79 85 85 77 71 69 68 71 82 85 81 74
DEWPT            53 55 54 55 55 55 55 55 57 60 58 59 61 59 60 61 64 68 71 72 68
MAX/MIN RH                   40          82          38          80          62
RH               70 51 41 42 55 70 78 84 75 52 40 41 58 66 73 78 79 63 63 74 82
WIND DIR          W NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW  N SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD          4  6  6  6  3  2  2  2  1  3  3  2  0  1  2  3  6 10  9  8  8
WIND GUST        16 19 18 18 14                            12 18 23 27 25 24 27
CLOUDS           B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)        73 53 21 11  8  2  9 13 53 15 25 27 34 37 59 55 88 88 96 96 67
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          90
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS  O  O  O  O SC
TSTMS                                                      IS       IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT           1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE SE  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        5 17 13 14 13  4  3  3  2 11 13 10  2  4  4  3 11 26 20 14 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI              10 65 94104  6  2  2  2  4 75117 73  1  2  2  2 23104 70 46 11
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  5  3  1  1  3  4
STABILITY         B  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  8200  3600  2600
STA PRES            27.79 27.73 27.75 27.75 27.76 27.73 27.71 27.69 27.68 27.70


Date          Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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       65      83      60      84      62      84      62      84
TEMP          67 67 82 74 62 64 82 75 65 65 82 75 64 66 82 75
DEWPT         64 61 60 58 55 55 58 60 58 59 63 63 59 60 62 62
RH            90 81 47 57 78 73 44 60 78 81 53 66 84 81 51 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      10       0      20      20      50      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   IS IS IS SC SC IS    SC SC
TSTMS         IS                   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