RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

VAZ018-242000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date             Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26
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                 72          61          75          62          85
TEMP                68 71 71 67 65 63 63 63 68 73 75 70 66 64 62 64 77 82 84 76
DEWPT               62 62 62 63 63 62 63 63 65 65 66 65 64 61 60 62 66 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   73         100          72          94          54
RH                  81 73 73 87 93 97100100 90 76 74 84 93 90 93 93 69 58 55 69
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  N  N  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  0  0  1  2  2  3  4  2
WIND GUST                                                                    12
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           75 75 71 80 83 87 77 86 71 66 52 59 28 16 24 25 25 37 37 26
VSBY                 7 10  7  6  6  6  6  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     40          70          30          10          20
RAIN SHWRS          SC    IS SC SC NM SC IS       SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                                             IS                   IS IS   
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5  1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE  E  E NE  E  E NE  S NW  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          12 12  9  6  3  2  2  2  1  2  8  8  8  4  3  3 10  8  6  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 34 39 25  3  2  1  1  2  2  8 29  4  4  2  2  3 50 56 43  4
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  6  7  7 10  9  7  4  3  5  6  6  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    1600   100  1600   100  1700  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.91 27.90 27.86 27.87 27.81 27.79 27.77 27.75 27.69


Date          Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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       64      88      68      89      67      85      63      86
TEMP          66 67 85 77 70 70 87 78 71 69 83 75 66 66 84 75
DEWPT         62 64 67 67 65 66 70 69 67 66 66 64 61 62 62 62
RH            87 90 55 71 84 87 57 74 87 90 57 69 84 87 48 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR            5      20      30      50      40      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC          IS
TSTMS                  IS IS    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