RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ018-142000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
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                 91          61          77          56          81
TEMP          65 70 86 91 86 75 71 67 62 62 69 75 75 68 61 57 56 60 71 78 80 73
DEWPT         53 57 63 64 67 66 66 61 56 54 53 51 50 49 48 48 48 49 52 52 53 54
MAX/MIN RH                   41          85          40          73          38
RH            65 63 46 41 53 74 84 81 81 75 57 43 41 51 62 72 74 67 51 40 39 51
WIND DIR       N SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD       0  1  5  6  8  6  8  9  9  9  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  0  1  4  4  2
WIND GUST           17 20 23 25 27 27 27 26 20 18 18 18                   14   
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     60 26 42 57 76 61 66 51 65 19 22 23 28  9 15 38 38 34 24 33 30 29
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  6  8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40           0          10           5
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC SC                                             
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  S SW  S SE
T WIND SPD     3  1 13 13 23 12 12 21 12 14 16 17 13 13  3  3  2  4  9 11  6  4
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  1 88 64112  8 11 20 11 38 69 90 74  6  2  2  1  6 51 91 29  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  3  4  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  C  B  E  D  D  D  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  7100  3800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.72 27.62 27.60 27.64 27.70 27.68 27.70 27.70 27.70 27.65


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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       59      85      66      91      67      82      61      83
TEMP          60 63 83 77 67 70 87 81 71 69 79 74 64 64 80 75
DEWPT         51 52 54 56 55 60 68 67 64 62 63 59 56 55 55 56
RH            72 67 37 48 65 71 53 63 79 78 58 59 75 73 42 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5      10      10      60      60      60      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM SC NM NM SC            
TSTMS                           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