RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date           07/03/26      Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon
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                 72         100          70          97          69
TEMP          92 80 75 73 72 77 93 98 93 81 75 73 71 74 90 95 91 80 74 71 70 73
DEWPT         66 70 66 65 65 68 69 66 68 69 67 66 65 68 70 67 68 69 68 67 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                   78          35          83          39          89
RH            43 72 74 76 79 74 46 35 44 67 76 79 81 82 52 40 47 69 82 87 87 84
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW  N  W  W NW NW  W  N  N SW SW SW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  0  3  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  4  3  2  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     35 28 26 27 17 12  9 55 54 39 56 33 36 19 14 65 65 63 63 38 39 54
VSBY           7 10 10  5  6  5 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10  7
POP 12HR                      5          50          20          50          40
RAIN SHWRS    IS                   SC SC                   SC SC SC SC       SC
TSTMS         IS                   SC SC                   SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  W  W NW  N  W SW  S  W            
T WIND SPD     3  1  3  4  3  2  8  8  6  2  6  5  6  5  3  5  5  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           28  1  2  2  2  2 43 68 30  1  3  3  3  6 19 29 29  2            
MAX LVORI      2  4  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  F  G  G  A  A  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3700   700      
STA PRES            27.87 27.85 27.87 27.79 27.80 27.81 27.81 27.77            


Date           07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       93      69      88      68      88      68      89      68      90
TEMP          91 77 71 72 87 76 69 71 85 79 70 71 88 77 70 72 89 77
DEWPT         71 71 68 68 69 68 65 66 68 67 66 66 68 68 66 67 69 69
RH            52 82 90 87 55 76 87 84 57 67 87 84 52 74 87 84 52 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      50      50      20      30      20      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       SC IS       SC
TSTMS         IS NM SC       SC IS       SC IS       SC 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