RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date             Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26
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          69          89          70          95
TEMP                   82 82 76 71 70 70 72 80 85 86 79 73 72 70 74 86 92 92 82
DEWPT                  70 70 71 69 68 68 69 71 72 72 72 70 69 68 70 72 70 67 70
MAX/MIN RH                   66          94          61          93          43
RH                     67 67 85 93 93 93 90 74 65 63 79 90 90 93 87 63 49 44 67
WIND DIR                E SE SE SE  N  N  N  S SE SE  S  S SW  W  S NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                2  2  2  1  0  0  0  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              43 50 51 43 51 67 61 53 39 23 23 15 11 19 17  4 10  6  8
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  4  2  6 10 10 10 10 10  6  2  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          10          10           5           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC                                                   
TSTMS                  IS SC                                                   
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE SE SE SE SE  S  W  W SW  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  N NW
T WIND SPD              2  2  5  4  2  3  5  5  4  6  5  2  4  4 14 13 11 12 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    11 11  3  2  1  2  8 20 28 25  3  1  2  2 15 66 76102  5
MAX LVORI               3  3  5  6  7  7  5  3  2  2  5  7  6  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  1700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.90 27.92 27.93 27.95 27.89 27.87 27.89 27.89 27.85


Date          Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       72      97      72      95      72      96      71      94
TEMP          73 76 94 83 74 76 93 82 74 77 94 81 73 76 91 79
DEWPT         66 68 65 69 64 67 65 68 65 67 65 68 66 68 66 69
RH            79 76 39 63 71 74 40 63 74 71 39 65 79 76 44 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5      20      10      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS                              IS          SC 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