RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

VAZ018-152000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

Date             Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26
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                 75          52          80          59          86
TEMP                70 73 73 67 60 57 54 58 71 78 78 71 64 61 59 64 77 83 85 78
DEWPT               51 50 46 48 48 48 47 49 50 49 50 52 50 50 49 52 56 55 56 57
MAX/MIN RH                   38          83          35          68          36
RH                  51 44 38 50 64 72 77 72 47 36 37 51 60 67 69 65 48 38 37 48
WIND DIR            NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD            11  9 11  6  3  3  3  0  1  4  4  2  1  1  2  2  6  8  6  3
WIND GUST                                         14 12             20 21 20 13
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           10  9  8 10 34 24 16 33 31 35 36 20 36 44 40 23 15 38 30 23
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT              3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  W SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          18 14 18 16  4  3  3  3  8 10 11  9  5  4  3 10 14 18 20  9
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 64 82 78  7  2  2  2  5 48 78 88  4  3  2  2 10 96144150  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  B  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.71 27.69 27.73 27.75 27.72 27.63 27.62 27.61 27.63 27.61


Date          Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       67      90      67      78      59      80      59      85
TEMP          67 72 87 82 72 69 76 71 62 62 78 72 61 64 82 77
DEWPT         56 62 66 66 65 63 63 58 54 53 52 53 51 53 56 59
RH            68 71 50 58 79 81 64 63 75 72 40 51 70 67 41 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0      60      80      60      10       0       0      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM NM  O NM IS                        
TSTMS               IS SC IS    IS 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