RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VAZ018-270800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/26/26      Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            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                 65          87          68          84          65
TEMP          80 72 68 66 65 67 79 85 87 78 71 70 69 69 77 83 80 73 70 68 66 67
DEWPT         68 68 65 64 64 66 68 66 65 66 64 64 65 67 72 73 71 68 66 65 64 64
MIN/MAX RH                   97          48          96          70          94
RH            67 87 90 93 97 97 69 53 48 67 79 81 87 93 85 72 74 84 87 90 93 90
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  5  8  9  9  9  8  6  6  9
WIND GUST                       13                16 20 25 26 27 26 27 25 27 29
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     46 49 38 18 41 45 39 53 47 25 50 38 80 90 90 84 84 43 35 52 42 46
VSBY          10 10  8  6  1  0 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7            
POP 12HR                     20           5          70          80          10
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS                                O  O  O  O               
TSTMS            IS IS                                  IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR     W NW  N  W NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  S  W  N            
T WIND SPD    12 16  2  1  3  5  9  5  8  6  3  2  3  4 21 20  8  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           77  7  1  1  2  6 38 34 52  3  2  1  2  5 57 66 24  6            
MAX LVORI      1  5  7  8  8  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  6  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY      A  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  A  G  F  G  F  B  B  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  9700  8900  2100  None      
STA PRES            27.67 27.66 27.68 27.66 27.65 27.60 27.52 27.45            


Date           07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       82      62      82      62      83      64      82      66      79
TEMP          81 73 65 64 80 73 63 64 82 74 66 67 80 73 67 67 77 70
DEWPT         65 63 61 61 63 62 59 60 62 63 61 63 66 66 65 66 69 68
RH            58 71 87 90 56 68 87 87 51 69 84 87 62 79 93 97 76 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       5      10      50      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                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