RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ018-052000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date             Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26
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                 85          69          91          68          87
TEMP             70 81 85 83 76 70 72 70 72 84 89 86 77 72 70 69 71 80 85 83 75
DEWPT            68 70 69 70 67 66 68 67 69 72 71 72 71 69 68 67 68 71 71 71 69
MAX/MIN RH                   57          93          56          95          63
RH               93 69 59 65 74 87 87 90 90 67 56 63 82 90 93 93 90 74 63 67 82
WIND DIR          W  W  W  S SW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W  W  N  W NW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD          1  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  1  0  1  1  2  3  4  2
WIND GUST                                                                    12
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        16 26 63 69 58 30 38 54 49 32 67 80 79 79 59 67 63 55 82 82 51
VSBY              4 10 10 10 10  8  3  2  4 10 10 10 10  4  1  2  3  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          80          70          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC IS             SC NM NM NM IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS             SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT          <1  4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W SW  S  S  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        2 10  8  6  4  4  3  3  3  6  9 10 10  2  2  4 10 18 11 16 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2 47 49 26  2  2  2  2  3 26 50 40  5  1  1  2 11 60 62 40  7
MAX LVORI         6  3  1  3  4  5  7  7  6  3  1  1  5  7  7  8  5  3  1  1  4
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F
CEILING              None  3600  None  None  None  3600  4000  3100  9800  3100
STA PRES            27.75 27.69 27.71 27.72 27.75 27.71 27.72 27.74 27.75 27.73


Date          Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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      87      67      89      69      88      68      86
TEMP          69 70 84 78 69 70 87 79 71 71 84 78 71 71 83 77
DEWPT         66 66 68 68 65 66 67 69 65 66 69 69 67 66 68 66
RH            90 87 59 71 87 87 52 72 81 84 61 74 87 84 61 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      50      20      30       5      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC IS    IS SC       IS SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       SC       IS SC IS    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