RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

VAZ018-130800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date           06/12/26      Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            Mon
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                 65          86          67          89          63
TEMP                71 68 65 66 77 85 86 78 71 68 67 71 84 89 84 75 71 67 63 64
DEWPT               65 64 60 60 58 56 54 58 57 57 59 62 64 65 68 67 65 62 58 56
MIN/MAX RH                   88          34          76          45          85
RH                  81 87 84 81 52 37 34 50 61 68 75 73 51 45 59 76 81 84 84 75
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  S  W NW  N  N  N SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  4  4  2  2  3  1  0  0  0  1  5  8  9  8  6  6  5  5
WIND GUST                                               18 23 24 25 26 25 23 21
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           62 47 32  3  4  7 21  6 28 42 34 51 67 82 82 57 60 69 62 36
VSBY                10  8  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  2  4   
POP 12HR                     10           0          20          70          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC NM SC IS         
TSTMS                                                   IS SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW  W  W  N NE  N  W  W  W SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4 10  4  6  8  9  9  1  1  0  2  8 18 19 25 14            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  5  2 11 38 69 71  1  1  0  1  8 68 84 86 13            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY            E  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  B  C  C  C  D            
CEILING              6100  None  None  None  None  None  2100  3800  1400      
STA PRES            27.76 27.79 27.82 27.77 27.76 27.73 27.70 27.63            


Date           06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       79      58      80      58      83      62      89      67      86
TEMP          76 72 61 61 77 72 60 63 81 76 64 68 85 80 71 70 83 77
DEWPT         53 51 50 51 51 53 50 52 54 57 57 59 66 65 62 61 63 60
RH            45 48 67 70 40 51 69 67 39 52 78 73 53 60 73 73 51 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      20       5      10      20      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS 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