RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date           07/04/26      Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue
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                 68          88          68          87          68
TEMP          94 82 76 71 68 72 82 88 81 77 71 70 68 71 82 87 83 75 71 69 68 70
DEWPT         67 68 66 64 62 66 67 66 68 68 65 64 64 66 70 70 71 70 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   83          48          92          57          94
RH            41 63 71 79 81 81 61 48 65 74 81 81 87 84 67 57 67 84 90 93 93 90
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW  N  S SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       4  2  2  1  1  0  1  3  3  1  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     59 44 46 44 38 15 23 71 82 65 30 40 51 52 59 86 86 59 59 49 56 51
VSBY           9  9  8  7  7  5 10 10 10 10  8  2  3  3  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          80          50          80          40
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS             NM NM SC IS IS    IS IS  O  O SC SC       IS
TSTMS         IS    IS             SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC            
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW NW NW  W NW  W  W SW NW  W NW  E SE SW NW  W  N  N            
T WIND SPD     1  6  4  4  3  2  6  5  4  3  4  2  4  4  5  4  4  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            4  3  2  2  2  2 36 40 16  2  2  1  2  5 23 27 16  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  3  3  5  5  6  5  3  2  3  5            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  3600  None  None  None  2300   700      
STA PRES      27.79 27.79 27.78 27.78 27.76 27.77 27.80 27.82 27.78            


Date           07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       88      66      88      67      90      68      90      68      87
TEMP          87 78 69 69 85 78 69 70 87 80 71 72 86 79 71 71 85 78
DEWPT         68 67 65 66 66 65 64 65 66 67 65 67 69 69 67 67 69 68
RH            53 69 87 90 53 64 84 84 50 65 81 84 57 72 87 87 59 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      30      30      20      40      20      40      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC       SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS IS SC NM
TSTMS            SC          IS IS       SC IS    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