RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

VAZ018-032000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Date             Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26            Fri 06/05/26
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                 79          54          85          58          89
TEMP             55 71 77 78 69 61 56 54 60 77 83 83 73 65 60 58 64 80 87 89 79
DEWPT            49 48 48 49 53 48 47 46 50 52 52 52 57 53 50 50 54 55 55 54 59
MAX/MIN RH                   34          74          32          75          30
RH               80 44 36 36 57 62 72 74 69 42 34 34 57 65 69 75 70 42 34 30 50
WIND DIR         NW  N  N NE NE  N  N NW NW NW SE SE  S  N  W  W  W  W  W SW  W
WIND SPD          2  3  3  3  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  3  3  1
WIND GUST           13                                                         
CLOUDS           FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        13  3  7 17  5  4  4  3  2  2  9 23 37 12 11  4  6 12 20 21 24
VSBY              3 10 10 10 10 10  9  4 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N  N  N  E  S NW NW NW NW  W  W SE  W  W NW NW NW  W SW  W
T WIND SPD        3  8  9  6  2  1  2  2  2  4  1  4  1  2  3  3  3  9  6  9 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3 56 75 54  1  1  1  1  2 27  9 36  1  1  2  2  3 62 58 79  5
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.06 28.01 28.01 28.02 28.02 27.95 27.93 27.92 27.93 27.85


Date          Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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       62      89      64      86      63      83      59      80
TEMP          65 67 87 80 68 68 84 78 67 67 81 75 64 62 78 72
DEWPT         54 56 57 58 55 58 62 63 59 59 61 60 55 53 55 56
RH            68 68 36 47 63 70 48 60 75 75 51 60 73 72 45 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      10      30      20      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                           IS 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