RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date             Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26
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          65          90          65          91
TEMP          71 76 85 90 85 77 73 69 65 68 80 87 88 78 70 67 66 70 84 89 84 75
DEWPT         64 67 68 67 67 66 66 63 60 60 59 57 55 60 58 57 57 60 64 65 68 67
MAX/MIN RH                   47          83          32          74          45
RH            79 74 57 47 55 69 79 81 84 76 49 36 33 54 66 70 73 71 51 45 59 76
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N SW SW  S  N  N  N SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       8  5 10  8  8  6  4  3  3  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  5  8  9  8
WIND GUST           26 20 21 24 20 13                               19 23 24 26
CLOUDS        SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     40 36 22 46 72 65 68 30 19  9 15 32 15 27 20 29 32 56 56 84 84 55
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          10           0          10          80
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM                                     SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS                  IS NM                                           SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1  1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5  1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SE  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     6 23 17 17 16 19  8 10  4 11  8  4  5  1  2  3  3  5 17 31 35 17
DISPERSION    PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            5 41 86109 56 13  5  5  2 16 37 33 44  1  1  2  2  6 64137145 15
MAX LVORI      4  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  4
STABILITY      E  A  B  B  C  E  E  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  C  C  C  D
CEILING              None  3100  3100  None  None  None  None  None  4800  6800
STA PRES            27.72 27.69 27.75 27.79 27.82 27.77 27.77 27.73 27.71 27.67


Date          Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       63      80      59      79      57      84      63      86
TEMP          67 64 79 72 62 61 76 71 60 62 82 77 65 68 84 80
DEWPT         62 56 54 53 52 52 54 54 51 53 54 56 55 58 65 64
RH            84 75 42 51 70 72 46 55 72 72 38 48 70 70 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      10      30      30       5       5      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC             SC SC IS                IS SC SC
TSTMS         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