RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

VAZ018-140800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Date           06/13/26      Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            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                 64          84          63          78          58
TEMP          83 76 68 66 64 70 81 84 80 76 71 67 63 63 70 76 78 71 63 59 58 61
DEWPT         54 55 54 53 53 58 62 63 67 65 64 62 58 55 54 52 51 50 49 49 49 50
MIN/MAX RH                   71          48          85          39          72
RH            37 48 61 63 67 66 53 49 65 69 79 84 84 75 57 43 39 47 60 69 72 67
WIND DIR       W NW NW  N  N SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD       4  2  1  0  0  1  5  8  9  9  8  8  6  6  5  6  6  4  2  1  1  0
WIND GUST                       19 23 25 27 27 27 23 23 18 17 17 17            
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     17 20 25 26 28 28 37 61 61 75 72 68 53 10 28 28 26 26 36 48 49 43
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  4 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          70          40           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC                            IS IS   
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                                    
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W NW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD     5  5  3  2  3  3 18 20 23 11 21 12 17 17 14  9 11 14            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           42  3  2  1  2  3113 94 81 10 20 11 12 51 69 48 63  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  D  D  D  E  B  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  3800  2800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.79 27.77 27.71 27.63 27.62 27.64 27.70 27.69            


Date           06/16Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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       81      59      85      65      90      67      82      61      83
TEMP          79 72 61 64 82 77 67 70 86 79 72 70 80 74 64 65 82 76
DEWPT         51 53 50 52 54 56 56 60 67 66 64 62 63 59 56 56 55 56
RH            38 51 67 65 38 48 68 71 53 64 76 76 56 59 75 73 40 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       5      10      70      60      50      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                            IS NM NM SC SC SC            
TSTMS                                 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