RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

VAZ018-252000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date             Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26
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                 78          62          84          64          87
TEMP                   76 78 71 66 65 63 65 76 82 82 73 68 66 65 67 79 84 86 78
DEWPT                  69 68 67 64 61 61 60 63 63 63 63 63 62 63 65 69 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   72          95          59          96          53
RH                     79 71 87 93 87 93 84 64 53 53 71 84 87 93 93 72 57 53 71
WIND DIR               SE  S  S  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                2  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  2
CLOUDS                 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              51 39 50 28 36 39 46 43 59 27 45 19 46 60 57 32 50 41 58
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  4  3  2 10 10 10 10  8  4  5  5  9 10 10  7
POP 12HR                     30           5          20          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS                         IS                      SC
TSTMS                                                IS                      IS
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  S  W  W NW  N NW SW NW  E NE NW NW NW  W NW NW
T WIND SPD              4  4  6  1  2  2  1  5  3  6  4  3  1  2  4 10 12 10  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    19 16  3  1  1  1  1 25 23 43  2  2  1  1  4 43 88 64  3
MAX LVORI               4  4  6  9  8  8  7  3  3  3  5  7  9  9  7  3  2  3  4
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.82 27.80 27.76 27.74 27.68 27.69 27.69 27.69 27.64


Date          Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       67      86      65      83      61      84      62      86
TEMP          69 70 84 74 69 68 82 72 64 64 82 72 64 65 84 74
DEWPT         66 68 72 69 66 65 65 63 60 60 62 62 59 61 63 63
RH            90 93 67 84 90 90 56 73 87 87 51 71 84 87 49 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      40      10       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM NM SC                               IS
TSTMS         IS IS SC SC 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