RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 59          79          56          73          51
TEMP                62 60 60 63 72 77 76 68 62 59 56 58 66 71 69 63 57 53 51 55
DEWPT               54 54 55 56 54 52 50 52 49 47 47 49 51 51 52 52 49 46 44 48
MIN/MAX RH                   83          38          72          49          80
RH                  75 81 84 78 53 42 40 57 62 64 72 72 58 49 55 67 75 77 77 77
WIND DIR            SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  0  1  1
WIND GUST           14 12       13                                             
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           67 61 66 50 51 60 65 80 58 61 47 52 53 59 59 39 26  6 10  1
VSBY                10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       SC SC               
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  W  W NW  N NW NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           6  4  2  3  4  8  2  8  2 12 14 14 13 12 11 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  1  4 22 54 12  4  1  6  7 27 56 77 65  5            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              3900  2500  None  4700  2900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.75 27.73 27.75 27.74 27.80 27.87 27.94 27.96            


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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       78      53      83      57      86      63      87      65      87
TEMP          75 67 55 59 81 74 60 63 83 77 64 66 85 78 67 68 84 78
DEWPT         46 52 46 49 51 55 50 53 55 59 54 57 59 62 58 60 62 64
RH            36 59 72 69 35 51 69 70 38 54 70 73 41 58 73 76 48 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS    IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                IS          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