RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ018-120800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            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                 66          77          65          75          63
TEMP          79 72 70 69 67 68 73 76 74 69 68 68 67 66 69 72 74 69 66 65 64 66
DEWPT         71 69 67 66 66 67 70 71 71 68 66 66 65 65 68 69 68 66 63 63 63 64
MIN/MAX RH                  100          84         100          84          96
RH            77 90 90 90 97 97 90 85 90 97 93 93 93 97 97 90 82 90 90 93 97 93
WIND DIR       W NW NW  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD       4  2  1  1  0  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                   12 13 14 16 14 14    12            
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     71 79 73 78 92 91 92 93 84 94 90 86 93 84 85 85 82 78 55 62 60 53
VSBY           9 10  8  5  4  4  9  9  8  8  5  4  4  5  8  8 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          90          90          80          30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC NM NM  O  O  O  O SC NM NM  O  O  O NM NM SC SC         
TSTMS         SC IS             SC SC SC IS IS IS       IS SC SC IS            
Obvis                     PF  F                                                
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W NW NW NW  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     4 10  5  4  3  3  4  9 12  9 10  8 10  9 10 10 10  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           12  5  3  2  2  4  9 22 25  4  5  4  5  7 20 23 21  4            
MAX LVORI      4  6  6  6  7  8  5  4  4  7  6  6  6  6  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              3300  2300   100  1100   100   100  1100  6400  6700      
STA PRES            27.81 27.84 27.89 27.90 27.93 27.94 27.97 27.94            


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       84      66      92      69      93      69      92      69      89
TEMP          82 76 67 69 90 81 71 72 91 82 72 72 89 80 72 71 86 79
DEWPT         68 68 63 65 69 69 66 68 68 69 66 67 68 69 66 67 69 68
RH            63 76 87 87 50 67 84 87 47 65 81 84 50 69 81 87 57 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       0       5       0      10       0      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                                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