RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

VAZ018-102000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date             Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26
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                 82          67          84          65          81
TEMP                75 80 77 73 71 71 70 70 78 83 80 73 70 67 66 68 75 80 78 72
DEWPT               69 68 69 68 67 67 67 68 71 71 70 68 66 66 65 65 69 69 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   68          95          67          97          69
RH                  82 67 76 84 87 87 90 93 79 67 72 84 87 97 97 90 82 69 71 81
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             8  8  9  6  6  3  3  3  4  5  5  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST                          13 13 16 16 16 17 12                      13
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           83 79 69 61 54 75 40 47 71 72 74 69 64 68 74 76 76 80 80 81
VSBY                 9 10 10 10  9  7  5  7  9  7  5  3  4  0  1  3 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40          60          40          70
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC SC IS IS       IS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC IS IS                SC    IS IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          14 18 17  8 10  5  4  9  5  8 16 17  2  3  3 10 12 10 12 14
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 48 67 51  4  7  3  2 15 15 29 55  8  1  2  2 11 31 34 33  7
MAX LVORI            3  1  3  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  7  7  8  5  3  3  3  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  E  F  G  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    2000  None  None  1200  3100  1600   400   600  3000
STA PRES                  27.76 27.78 27.79 27.80 27.79 27.85 27.89 27.95 27.94


Date          Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       63      80      62      87      65      92      69      93
TEMP          66 66 78 73 65 66 84 78 67 69 90 82 71 72 91 82
DEWPT         63 63 63 63 58 60 62 64 60 62 66 66 65 66 66 66
RH            90 90 60 71 78 81 48 62 78 78 45 58 81 81 44 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      20       5       5       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS IS                                    
TSTMS         IS       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