RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

VAZ018-220800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Date           06/20/26      Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26            Tue
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                 60          84          62          87          64
TEMP                   64 62 66 75 80 83 76 70 67 64 68 78 83 85 79 72 69 67 69
DEWPT                  53 54 56 58 56 56 57 57 56 57 60 65 68 69 68 66 65 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                   81          40          86          59          93
RH                     67 75 70 55 44 40 52 63 68 78 76 64 61 59 69 81 87 87 81
WIND DIR                W NW NW  W  W  W NW SE  E  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                3  3  3  4  6  5  2  3  2  2  3  9 12  9  5  3  4  5  6
WIND GUST                       16                   13 23 23 20 21 18 17 19 23
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              11 12 19  7 28 30 19 40 41 33 28 43 81 73 86 75 69 55 51
VSBY                    8  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  3  3  4  8 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          90          90
RAIN SHWRS                                                 NM NM  O NM         
TSTMS                                                      SC NM IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  E  E SE SW  W SW SW  W SW NW NW
T WIND SPD              3  3  2 11 11 11  3  2  2  2  4 23 19 14  8  2  9 13 19
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR   
ADI                     2  2  4 67 83 88  2  1  1  1  7108 55 46  5  1  6  9 39
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  5  5  5  3
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  B  A  G  G  F  G  A  B  D  C  E  F  E  E  C
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  3900  3400  None
STA PRES                  27.75 27.77 27.75 27.77 27.76 27.74 27.71 27.68 27.68


Date           06/23Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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       83      59      85      63      86      64      87      64      88
TEMP          81 71 61 64 82 77 64 67 85 73 66 68 85 75 66 68 86 76
DEWPT         61 57 54 54 55 57 55 57 63 65 61 62 64 63 60 61 62 63
RH            51 61 78 70 40 50 73 70 48 76 84 81 50 66 81 78 45 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5      60      30      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                            IS NM SC IS IS SC    IS SC SC
TSTMS                                 IS SC IS       SC          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