RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

VAZ018-240800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date           06/23/26      Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26            Fri
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                 55          82          59          88          66
TEMP          75 68 62 58 55 59 72 79 80 71 63 61 60 64 78 85 87 79 70 68 67 70
DEWPT         59 54 52 51 50 51 52 52 52 55 52 52 51 54 58 58 59 61 60 60 60 62
MIN/MAX RH                   83          36          75          38          80
RH            58 61 70 77 83 75 49 39 38 57 67 72 72 70 50 40 39 54 71 76 78 76
WIND DIR      NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW
WIND SPD      10  8  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  3  4  5  2  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST     25 24 17                                           12            
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     12  2  1  1  4  7 21 37 23 27 23 27 20 26 14 19 17 16 25 36 51 41
VSBY          10 10 10  7  5  4 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        4  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NW NW NW  N  N NW  W  S SE SE SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    25 23  6  5  5  8  5  1  3  5  3  2  1  1 11 10  8 12            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          127 15  3  3  3 12 28  8 25  3  2  1  1  1 69 85 75  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.84 27.87 27.89 27.85 27.85 27.85 27.85 27.82            


Date           06/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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       89      68      83      69      86      68      90      68      93
TEMP          87 76 70 71 81 75 70 72 84 78 69 71 88 80 70 72 91 83
DEWPT         67 68 65 67 72 69 66 68 71 69 65 67 69 68 64 66 68 68
RH            52 76 84 87 74 82 87 87 65 74 87 87 54 67 81 81 47 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      50      60      20      30      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS SC          IS            
TSTMS         IS SC SC    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