RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

VAZ018-172000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Date             Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26
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                 90          71          88          70          88
TEMP          70 73 83 87 87 78 74 73 71 73 84 86 84 76 73 72 71 72 80 84 86 78
DEWPT         68 68 68 68 67 69 68 67 68 70 71 69 69 69 69 69 68 69 72 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   50          90          56          92          53
RH            93 84 61 53 52 74 82 81 90 90 65 57 61 79 87 90 90 90 77 61 53 71
WIND DIR       N  N SE  S  S SE  W  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  2  2  2  3  2  1  2  2  3  5  9  9  8  8  6  8  6  4  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                         20 19 21 26 23 21 16       12
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     32 40 29 41 34 49 54 70 62 40 42 65 83 58 62 66 69 63 57 55 55 39
VSBY          10 10 10 10  5  5  7 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          20          70          30          30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS             SC NM SC SC       IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS                                          SC    IS                SC IS IS
Obvis                      K  K                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NE SE  S  S  N  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     3  4  3  2  3  4  1  2  2  6 14 16 18 12  8 12 11 12 16 12 10  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            2  4 16 16 20  2  1  1  1  7 73 66 67 11  7  8 10 25 65 50 44  4
MAX LVORI      7  5  2  2  2  3  6  5  6  5  1  1  1  4  5  5  5  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  D  D  E  D  C  A  C  C  G
CEILING              None  None  3600  None  None  3600 11100   900  None  None
STA PRES            27.92 27.85 27.85 27.81 27.79 27.71 27.69 27.68 27.70 27.69


Date          Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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       66      86      68      90      70      86      62      84
TEMP          68 68 83 77 70 71 89 78 72 71 85 74 65 64 83 72
DEWPT         65 65 68 68 66 68 69 69 68 67 66 62 58 58 60 59
RH            90 90 61 74 87 90 52 74 87 87 53 66 78 81 46 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           20      30      10      20      50      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC          IS SC SC    IS            
TSTMS         IS       SC          IS SC       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