RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Date             Wed 07/29/26            Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26
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                 76          58          82          58          86
TEMP                   75 74 68 64 62 60 62 74 80 80 71 65 61 59 64 78 84 85 75
DEWPT                  59 56 57 58 57 56 56 59 58 59 57 55 55 55 57 60 58 57 59
MAX/MIN RH                   53          88          47          85          38
RH                     58 53 68 81 84 87 81 59 47 49 61 70 81 87 78 54 41 39 58
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  E
WIND SPD                8  9  8  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  1
WIND GUST              23 24 24 18 16 14 17 16    18 20                        
CLOUDS                 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              21  9  4  3  2  3  7  3  5  1  4  2  3  2 10 16 29 15 28
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  7  1 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 4  5  2 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW SW  W NW SE
T WIND SPD             17 18 21 10  9  6 12 18 13 13 16  5  4  3  2  2  3  2  4
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    87 99 15  5  4  3 17 67 87 84  7  3  2  2  2 13 25 20  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  5  6  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3
STABILITY               B  B  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.64 27.69 27.71 27.74 27.75 27.81 27.81 27.82 27.77


Date          Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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      83      67      78      67      80      66      82
TEMP          66 68 82 73 70 68 77 71 69 69 79 72 69 69 81 73
DEWPT         58 60 64 65 66 67 72 70 68 68 72 70 67 68 71 70
RH            75 76 55 76 87 97 85 97 97 97 79 93 93 97 72 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0      40      70      60      50      60      30      50
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM NM  O NM SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC SC       SC          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