RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date           07/09/26      Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun
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          87          68          82          65
TEMP          81 74 70 70 68 71 81 86 82 74 71 71 70 70 76 80 79 73 69 68 66 68
DEWPT         71 68 66 66 66 67 70 70 70 69 67 67 67 68 71 72 71 68 66 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH                   91          61          95          74          96
RH            72 82 87 87 93 87 69 59 67 84 87 87 90 93 85 77 77 84 90 90 93 90
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD       6  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST     19 19 14 14 14 17 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 12            
CLOUDS        B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     54 28 21 13 23 40 25 76 59 61 64 57 75 67 67 78 78 70 60 67 81 76
VSBY          10 10 10  8  7  7 10 10 10  7  7  4  4  6  9  7  5  3  4  0  1  3
POP 12HR                      5          60          50          70          40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   NM SC SC       IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC                   SC SC SC       IS    IS SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NW NW  N NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD    18 14 10  5  4  3 19 18 17 12  4  3  4  4  4 10 11 19            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           62  7  5  3  2  6 96 70 53  8  2  2  2  5 13 35 33  9            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  4  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY      C  F  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  2800  6400  2600   500  3700  3200      
STA PRES      27.75 27.75 27.76 27.79 27.76 27.77 27.78 27.82 27.80            


Date           07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       81      63      80      61      85      63      91      67      92
TEMP          80 71 66 65 78 73 64 65 83 76 66 67 89 80 70 70 89 81
DEWPT         69 66 63 62 63 62 58 59 61 63 58 61 64 66 63 64 66 66
RH            69 84 90 90 60 68 81 81 47 64 75 81 44 62 78 81 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           60      20      20      10       5       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS IS IS                                     IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS                                           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