RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ018-150800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date           06/14/26      Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            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                 59          73          54          81          59
TEMP          80 73 70 65 60 60 66 72 73 66 59 56 54 60 72 79 81 73 65 61 59 64
DEWPT         65 65 65 60 56 54 52 50 49 49 48 47 47 49 51 50 50 52 50 50 49 50
MIN/MAX RH                   86          43          77          33          69
RH            60 76 84 84 87 81 61 46 43 54 67 72 77 67 48 36 34 48 58 67 69 60
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       8  6  6  6  6  9  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  0  1  4  4  2  1  1  2  2
WIND GUST     21 23 26 24 25 25 19 18 19 18                   14 12            
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     66 38 63 65 37 39 25 15  4 19 48 33 38 30 16 21 21 25 41 41 40 24
VSBY          10  7  6  8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC                                                         
TSTMS         SC IS                                                            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    14 10 12 12 14 18 18 14 16 13  5  3  2  4  8 12 12  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           51  5  8  8  7 49 73 74 87  6  3  2  1  5 47103103  4            
MAX LVORI      1  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        2800  6700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.60 27.56 27.62 27.69 27.69 27.74 27.73 27.71 27.64            


Date           06/17Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       86      66      91      67      81      60      82      60      86
TEMP          84 77 68 71 88 80 72 69 78 73 63 63 79 74 62 65 84 77
DEWPT         53 55 54 60 68 68 65 62 63 57 54 53 53 54 53 54 57 60
RH            34 47 61 68 52 67 79 78 60 57 72 70 41 50 72 68 40 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0      20      60      80      60      10       5      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS NM  O  O NM SC                IS    IS
TSTMS                     IS SC SC    IS SC                      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