RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

VAZ018-102000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date             Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26
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                 84          68          85          66          79
TEMP                   82 79 72 71 70 69 70 79 83 81 74 70 69 67 68 74 77 76 70
DEWPT                  71 71 69 68 67 67 68 71 71 70 68 66 66 65 66 69 69 69 66
MAX/MIN RH                   69          95          66          96          76
RH                     69 77 90 90 90 93 93 77 67 69 82 87 90 93 93 84 76 79 87
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                6  6  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST              18 19 18 16 14 14 17 14    16 12                        
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              81 79 77 57 67 66 43 52 54 67 62 76 74 93 89 84 86 86 86
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  7  5  7  8 10 10 10  7  3  4  4  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          20          40          60          80
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM                   SC SC IS SC SC SC  O  O  O  O SC
TSTMS                  SC SC                   SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD             11  5 11  6  5  6 11  9 13 17  8  2  3  4  4 13 19 18 17
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    41 17  8  3  3  3 18 28 48 52  4  1  2  2  7 38 59 62  8
MAX LVORI               1  3  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  5  6  7  6  6  4  3  3  5
STABILITY               C  C  E  F  F  F  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    1000   700   700  None  3200  6100  3400   100   500
STA PRES                  27.76 27.74 27.76 27.81 27.81 27.84 27.87 27.91 27.90


Date          Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       63      79      62      87      65      93      69      93
TEMP          67 64 76 72 65 66 85 78 67 69 91 83 71 72 92 80
DEWPT         64 63 65 63 60 61 64 65 61 63 65 66 65 66 66 65
RH            90 97 69 73 84 84 50 64 81 81 42 57 81 81 43 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           50      20       5       5       0       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS IS                                    
TSTMS         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