RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date             Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26
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                 79          68          85          70          93
TEMP                71 76 76 72 69 69 68 71 78 81 82 77 73 71 70 74 86 92 90 81
DEWPT               63 65 67 66 65 65 65 66 69 70 71 69 68 68 67 68 70 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   69          89          67          91          49
RH                  76 69 74 81 87 87 90 84 74 69 69 76 84 90 90 82 59 49 52 67
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  6  6  6  3  3  3  3  4  6  5  5  3
WIND GUST           13    14 13 13 12 13 19 21 18 18 16 13 14 14 18 20 16    14
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           89 95 94 87 87 93 70 75 82 64 57 62 25 33 33 29 32 35 33 29
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  8  8  7  8 10 10 10  9 10  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          60          60          20          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC       IS IS       IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC IS       IS    SC SC SC       IS          IS IS   
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           4  9  9  8  8  3  3  4 17 18 16 12  6  5  8 13 13  9  8  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 10 28 24  4  4  2  2  6 50 64 60  6  3  3  4 18 56 55 43  3
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  6  6  7  5  3  3  1  4  6  6  6  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  B  A  A  G
CEILING               200  1600  1600  3700  1200  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.98 27.91 27.85 27.81 27.78 27.74 27.74 27.76 27.78 27.73


Date          Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       71      94      67      88      62      87      65      84
TEMP          72 75 93 81 71 70 86 78 66 68 86 79 68 69 82 76
DEWPT         67 67 70 69 66 63 59 59 57 58 60 62 59 60 63 62
RH            84 76 47 67 84 78 40 52 73 70 42 56 73 73 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10      40      10      10      10      20      30      60
RAIN SHWRS             SC                      IS SC SC NM SC
TSTMS                  SC                      IS 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