RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                 76          64          73          61          83
TEMP                74 75 73 68 68 68 67 65 68 71 71 67 66 64 62 64 74 80 82 75
DEWPT               70 71 70 68 66 66 65 65 68 69 68 65 63 62 61 62 65 65 65 67
MAX/MIN RH                   87         100          85          98          56
RH                  87 87 90100 93 93 93100100 93 90 93 90 93 97 93 74 60 56 76
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  S
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1
WIND GUST                       12 12 13 16 16       14                        
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           92 91 88 86 90 89 92 92 79 75 53 78 63 57 45 45 18 19  8 13
VSBY                10  5  4  5  3  2  2  2  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          90          80          20           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC NM  O  O NM SC NM SC    IS IS                     
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                SC                              
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  W NW NW  N  E  E  E  S
T WIND SPD           8 13 11  3  2  9  8 11 16 16 11  3  2  2  3  3 10  8  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 19 33 26  2  1  4  4 11 32 45 35  2  1  1  2  3 33 40 17  1
MAX LVORI            4  4  4 10  8  6  8  7  4  4  4  7  7  7  8  6  3  1  2  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               100   100   100   100   600  4200  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.91 27.93 27.94 27.94 27.98 27.98 27.98 27.96 27.98 27.93


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       64      92      68      92      68      91      67      90
TEMP          66 68 89 81 71 72 90 81 71 71 89 79 70 70 87 79
DEWPT         62 64 68 68 66 67 68 67 65 66 66 66 64 65 67 67
RH            87 87 50 65 84 84 49 63 81 84 47 64 81 84 52 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0      10      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     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