RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed May 27 2026

VAZ018-272000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed May 27 2026

Date             Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26
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                 79          65          81          55          79
TEMP                73 77 77 72 68 67 66 67 74 79 79 72 64 59 56 59 68 76 78 72
DEWPT               66 67 66 65 64 63 61 62 62 59 56 55 53 51 49 51 55 56 56 58
MAX/MIN RH                   68          88          44          78          46
RH                  79 71 69 79 87 87 84 84 66 50 45 55 67 75 77 75 63 50 47 61
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  E SE  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             8  9  8  6  6  4  4  4  6  6  9  8  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  3
WIND GUST           20 19    17    16 16 17                                    
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           90 72 78 55 69 38 31 46 16 49 26 27 23 17 23 22 24 28 40 48
VSBY                10 10 10 10  6  6  6  8 10 10 10 10  9  9  3  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM SC SC                                             
TSTMS                  SC SC IS IS                                             
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  N SW NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N NE  E SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          21 17 14 12  4  3  5  9 12 10 11 13  4  3  3  5  9  5  8  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 70 64 51  8  3  2  3 14 56 66 80  9  2  2  2  8 39 33 36  3
MAX LVORI            3  3  1  4  6  5  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  F  F  A  B  B  B  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              4000  3100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.81 27.74 27.74 27.75 27.79 27.78 27.84 27.85 27.83 27.72


Date          Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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       58      80      51      74      51      76      52      73
TEMP          60 61 78 69 56 54 71 66 54 56 73 67 56 56 70 65
DEWPT         52 53 56 56 49 48 52 54 48 50 53 53 48 49 51 52
RH            75 75 47 63 77 80 51 65 80 80 49 61 74 77 51 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      10       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                      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