RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

VAZ018-280800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date           06/27/26      Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            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                 67          84          67          88          69
TEMP          75 75 71 70 69 71 77 81 82 78 70 69 68 70 80 86 87 79 72 70 69 72
DEWPT         72 69 68 67 66 67 70 71 71 71 68 67 66 68 71 71 71 71 69 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   95          68          96          57          94
RH            90 82 90 90 90 87 79 72 69 79 93 93 93 93 74 61 59 77 90 93 93 90
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       9  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST        18 13 12 12 13                                                
CLOUDS        OV B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     98 81 40 73 83 78 72 77 62 54 57 53 65 69 57 45 45 27 33 40 55 46
VSBY           8  8  7  6  5  6  7  8 10 10  7  2  1  5 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          60          40          40          10
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC IS       IS SC NM SC SC SC       SC SC IS IS               
TSTMS         SC                      IS IS                IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  N NW NW NW NW NW NE  S  N  E SE            
T WIND SPD    23 11  3  3  3  2  2  4  8  9  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           65  8  2  2  2  3  8 16 34  4  1  1  1  1  7 11  7  2            
MAX LVORI      4  4  7  7  7  6  4  3  3  4  7  7  8  7  4  2  3  4            
STABILITY      C  E  G  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              2500  5800  2400  2300  None   600   500  None  None      
STA PRES            27.76 27.73 27.74 27.74 27.79 27.83 27.89 27.88            


Date           06/30Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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       93      70      95      71      97      73      95      72      95
TEMP          90 83 71 74 94 82 73 75 96 83 74 76 94 80 73 76 94 81
DEWPT         71 72 67 67 67 69 66 67 65 67 66 67 64 68 67 68 65 68
RH            54 70 87 79 41 65 79 76 36 59 76 74 37 67 81 76 39 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       SC
TSTMS                                                   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