RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date           06/28/26      Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            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                 66          86          68          92          70
TEMP                   68 67 70 78 83 85 77 72 70 69 71 82 89 91 83 74 72 71 74
DEWPT                  65 65 67 69 70 70 72 69 68 67 69 73 73 72 73 70 68 67 70
MIN/MAX RH                   98          61          96          54          89
RH                     90 93 90 74 65 61 85 90 93 93 93 74 59 54 72 87 87 87 87
WIND DIR                N  N  N  E  E SE SE SE  N  N  N  S  E  S  S SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD                0  0  1  2  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)              52 50 40 49 43 43 51 43 51 67 61 53 33 18 17  9  6  7  5
VSBY                    4  2  3 10 10 10 10  9  7  3  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          30          10          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC                                       
TSTMS                              IS SC                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR              N SE  E  E  N SE  S SE SE SE SE  W  N SW  S            
T WIND SPD              0  1  3  3  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  1  0  2  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     0  1  4 11 12 10  1  2  2  2  6  4  0 12  4            
MAX LVORI               7  8  6  3  3  2  5  6  6  8  6  3  3  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  B  A  A  B  G  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None   600  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.83 27.89 27.87 27.92 27.93 27.94 27.90            


Date           07/01Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       95      72      97      72      95      72      97      71      94
TEMP          94 84 73 75 96 83 73 75 94 80 73 76 96 81 73 75 93 79
DEWPT         70 71 67 69 63 67 66 67 63 67 66 68 65 68 67 69 66 68
RH            46 65 81 82 34 59 79 76 36 65 79 76 36 65 81 82 41 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0      10      20      20      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                    IS 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