RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

VAZ018-190800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Date           06/18/26      Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            Sun
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          80          59          82          60
TEMP          77 72 71 69 68 68 73 78 78 70 64 61 59 63 75 81 79 72 65 62 60 65
DEWPT         68 65 64 65 65 65 64 60 56 54 53 52 52 53 55 54 55 56 55 55 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                   91          46          78          40          81
RH            74 79 79 87 90 90 73 54 47 57 67 72 78 70 50 39 44 57 70 78 84 75
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      10  8  5  3  2  3  6 10 10  6  4  4  4  5  8  8  8  4  2  2  3  1
WIND GUST     27 26 23 14    13 21 25 25 24 17 17 18 20 24 21 21 18            
CLOUDS        B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     78 90 93 99 99 93 62 19 13  1 22 59 57 15 24 20 29 12  5 15 13  9
VSBY           8  8  6  9  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          40           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC SC NM SC                                                
TSTMS         SC SC SC IS    IS                                                
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  S  W  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD    26 17 14  9  3  3 21 23 23 12  5  6  5 10 16 11 11 12            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           79 15 10  4  2  5 71140142  6  3  5  4 23 87 78 76  6            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  5  7  6  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  D  E  F  F  B  C  B  B  F  F  E  E  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              1900  1500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.62 27.58 27.62 27.68 27.77 27.79 27.80 27.77            


Date           06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       87      66      85      64      82      60      83      61      84
TEMP          85 78 69 70 80 75 68 67 79 73 62 63 81 74 64 65 81 75
DEWPT         58 61 59 62 70 68 64 62 62 59 56 56 58 60 57 58 60 61
RH            40 56 70 76 72 79 87 84 56 62 81 78 46 62 78 78 49 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      30      90      50      20      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM  O SC IS IS IS          IS       IS SC
TSTMS                     IS SC IS                   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