RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

VAZ018-270800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
831 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date           06/26/26      Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26            Mon
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          82          68          86          67
TEMP                71 68 68 70 79 82 80 73 70 70 69 71 79 85 86 79 71 68 67 70
DEWPT               65 65 65 66 69 71 71 70 68 67 67 68 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   91          68          94          58          94
RH                  81 90 90 87 72 69 74 90 93 90 93 90 74 61 57 69 87 93 93 87
WIND DIR            NW  N NW  W SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  0  1  1  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  0  0  0
WIND GUST                       17 18 18 17 14 12 13 16 14    14 13            
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           73 72 75 63 84 92 86 75 69 79 75 59 64 67 53 40 30 30 54 48
VSBY                 7  5  4  4  8 10  8 10  4  2  2  3 10 10 10 10  7  2  1  5
POP 12HR                     40          80          40          30          10
RAIN SHWRS          SC    IS SC SC  O NM SC SC       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS               SC          IS SC SC IS IS             SC SC               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5  2            
T WIND DIR           E  E NW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD           3  1  1  2  9 10 19  8 13  9  8 14 18 12 12  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  3 29 32 59  5  6  4  4 24 69 47 50  4            
MAX LVORI            6  6  7  6  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  A  C  C  G            
CEILING              3700  1600  3900  1200   700  1200  1200  None  None      
STA PRES            27.87 27.86 27.86 27.79 27.78 27.77 27.78 27.74            


Date           06/29Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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       90      68      93      70      95      73      97      73      95
TEMP          87 81 70 71 91 83 71 73 94 83 73 76 96 82 74 77 94 81
DEWPT         69 67 64 65 66 65 61 61 61 62 62 64 60 62 63 65 60 66
RH            55 63 81 81 44 55 71 66 34 49 68 66 30 51 69 67 32 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           20       5       5       5       5       5      10       5      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              SC
TSTMS            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