RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

VAZ018-030800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

Date           07/02/26      Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            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                 70          97          71          99          70
TEMP          95 84 77 74 73 75 89 93 92 80 75 72 72 76 93 98 94 81 75 72 71 74
DEWPT         63 68 65 65 65 67 68 64 65 69 66 66 65 68 69 66 68 69 67 66 65 68
MIN/MAX RH                   78          38          79          36          85
RH            35 59 67 74 76 76 50 38 41 69 74 81 79 76 46 35 43 67 76 81 81 82
WIND DIR       N  N NW NW NW  N  E SE  N NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
WIND SPD       2  1  2  1  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  3  1  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS        CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      3 14 16  5 12 15  9 13 27 33 37 19 15 14 10 61 61 72 65 39 22 25
VSBY          10 10 10  8  6  8 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20          10          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                   SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                                 IS                   SC SC SC SC         
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  W NW NW NW  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD     2  0  2  3  4  3  1  4  2  1  3  4  5  8  9  6  6  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           15  0  1  2  2  3  5 41 16  1  2  2  3  8 45 53 49  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 26100  6700      
STA PRES            27.90 27.91 27.93 27.86 27.85 27.84 27.84 27.79            


Date           07/05Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       96      69      91      68      88      67      87      67      88
TEMP          95 79 71 73 90 76 70 71 87 76 69 70 86 76 69 70 87 76
DEWPT         67 70 67 68 69 70 66 67 68 67 65 65 68 67 64 65 68 68
RH            40 74 87 84 50 82 87 87 53 74 87 84 55 74 84 84 53 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      40      70      40      40      40      40      30      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC    IS NM SC       SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC SC       SC IS    IS SC          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