RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

VAZ018-230800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date           06/22/26      Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu
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                 66          81          57          85          62
TEMP          80 73 70 69 67 68 73 78 78 70 63 60 57 62 75 82 84 76 66 63 62 66
DEWPT         72 69 67 66 65 64 64 62 58 54 52 52 51 52 53 52 52 55 53 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   93          49          82          32          71
RH            77 87 90 90 93 87 73 58 50 57 67 75 80 70 46 35 33 48 63 70 72 65
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       5  4  3  3  4  6  6  8  9  6  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST     18 18 17 17 18 23 21 20 21 23 13                                 
CLOUDS        OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     92 65 57 64 77 78 76 48 10  1  1  7  3 11  5 11 11  9 14 24 34 36
VSBY          10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7                     
POP 12HR                     60          30           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC SC IS SC IS IS                                             
TSTMS         NM SC                                                            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W SW  W  W  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  W SE            
T WIND SPD    16  6  2  4  3  5  9 13 25 23  9 10  5  8  5  2  3  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           54  5  1  2  2 11 25 66118 10  4  5  3 12 33 17 29  1            
MAX LVORI      3  5  7  6  6  5  3  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  E  C  C  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        3100  5800  1500   500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.73 27.73 27.70 27.71 27.75 27.85 27.86 27.88 27.85            


Date           06/25Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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       89      66      90      67      88      68      90      69      94
TEMP          88 77 68 70 88 76 69 71 86 77 70 71 87 81 70 73 93 82
DEWPT         60 63 62 63 64 65 63 64 67 66 65 65 67 67 64 65 67 67
RH            39 62 81 78 45 69 81 79 53 69 84 81 52 63 81 76 43 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      60      40      50      20      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                IS NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS            
TSTMS                        SC SC    IS SC 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