RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

VAZ018-200800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date           06/19/26      Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            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                 59          82          60          87          68
TEMP          77 69 63 61 59 63 73 80 80 72 65 62 60 65 78 84 86 78 70 69 68 71
DEWPT         54 51 49 50 50 52 52 52 52 53 54 54 55 57 59 59 59 62 60 61 62 64
MIN/MAX RH                   73          37          82          39          81
RH            45 53 60 67 72 67 48 38 38 51 68 75 84 75 52 43 40 58 71 76 81 79
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD      10  6  4  4  3  4  6  8  8  4  2  2  2  1  2  4  3  1  1  2  3  5
WIND GUST     26 23 18 18 14 17 21 20 20 17                               13 21
CLOUDS        SC CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     26  3  9 38 63 44 49 29 29 23  0 29 14 36 18 28 36 48 35 55 62 82
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS NM
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD    24 12  4  5  4 11 18 17 10  9  4  4  3  3 11 11 10  2            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          143  6  2  3  2 23 86114 71  4  2  2  2  6 62 87 89  1            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.76 27.78 27.80 27.76 27.75 27.75 27.76 27.73            


Date           06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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      65      83      60      83      62      84      62      84
TEMP          85 75 68 67 80 74 63 64 81 74 64 65 82 75 64 65 82 75
DEWPT         72 69 64 62 63 60 57 56 59 61 58 59 61 61 59 59 61 61
RH            65 82 87 84 56 62 81 75 47 64 81 81 49 62 84 81 49 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR          100      60      30      10      20      20      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O NM IS SC IS          IS IS IS IS SC          SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC       IS          IS IS       SC          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