RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date           06/09/26      Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            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                 68          84          70          91          71
TEMP                71 70 69 70 77 83 83 77 72 71 70 73 85 91 90 81 74 72 71 75
DEWPT               66 65 65 66 70 72 72 70 68 67 67 68 70 71 70 70 68 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH                   89          67          91          52          86
RH                  84 84 87 87 79 70 70 79 87 87 90 84 61 52 52 69 82 84 87 76
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  2  2  3  4  4
WIND GUST           13 12 13 18 20 18 17 16 14 14 16 19 19       12    13 17 18
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           72 81 78 76 82 70 48 40 21 13 27 30 30 38 38 32 37 42 37 21
VSBY                 9  7  7  6  8  9  9 10  9  7  7 10  9 10 10               
POP 12HR                     50          60          10          20          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM NM SC IS             IS IS IS IS               
TSTMS                     IS    SC SC IS                IS IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  4  5  4 12 13 12 11  4  9 11 24 19 10  9 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  3  6 37 46 48  5  2  4  5 39 81 56 40  6            
MAX LVORI            5  5  6  5  3  3  3  4  6  6  6  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  A  G  G  G  F  A  B  A  A  G            
CEILING                    3100  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.80 27.78 27.72 27.71 27.73 27.76 27.71            


Date           06/12Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       92      67      89      63      89      66      83      64      82
TEMP          92 81 71 70 87 79 66 69 88 80 70 69 82 76 67 67 80 74
DEWPT         69 69 66 62 58 59 56 57 60 62 60 61 65 64 61 59 61 59
RH            47 67 84 76 38 50 70 66 39 54 71 76 56 66 81 75 52 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10      20      10      30      40      60      40      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC          IS          SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC                      SC SC       SC 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