RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date           06/25/26      Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            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                 65          91          68          87          68
TEMP          83 75 68 67 65 70 84 90 87 77 72 70 69 71 81 85 82 75 71 69 68 72
DEWPT         59 60 58 58 58 60 64 63 65 66 65 64 64 66 69 70 71 69 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   76          41          86          60          95
RH            44 60 70 73 78 71 51 41 48 69 79 81 84 84 67 61 69 82 90 93 93 84
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  6  4  3  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                         12 14 21 20 20 20 16 14 17 19
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     40 32 52 59 61 24 44 53 57 44 71 51 88 62 68 76 75 55 48 51 55 48
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          30          40          60          20
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                 SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4  2            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     9 11  4  4  4  4  9 10 14 17 13  6  6 12 20 27 31 28            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           62  5  2  2  2  4 54 66 58  8  6  3  3 18 77115111 19            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  F  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  9200  5000  2200  3100  None      
STA PRES      27.82 27.84 27.86 27.89 27.82 27.79 27.75 27.71 27.71            


Date           06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       86      66      89      67      94      70      97      72      98
TEMP          83 78 69 70 86 79 69 71 90 83 72 74 94 85 73 76 95 86
DEWPT         69 68 65 66 67 66 62 63 65 66 62 64 65 66 64 66 65 66
RH            63 71 87 87 53 64 78 76 44 57 71 71 39 53 73 71 37 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      20      20       0       5       5      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS    IS                                       
TSTMS         IS SC IS                                             

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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