RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Date           06/03/26      Thu 06/04/26            Fri 06/05/26            Sat
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                 54          83          58          89          63
TEMP          74 69 62 59 57 61 72 78 81 73 65 61 58 64 80 86 88 79 69 65 63 68
DEWPT         46 52 46 46 45 49 50 50 50 57 52 50 49 54 55 55 54 59 56 54 53 56
MIN/MAX RH                   74          33          72          31          70
RH            37 55 56 62 64 65 46 37 34 57 63 67 72 70 42 35 31 50 63 68 70 65
WIND DIR      NE  N  N  N NW NW  N NE  E  E  N  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  2  3  3
WIND GUST                                                              12      
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     11  3  2  1  1  1  1  5 15 22 15 11  7 14 23 35 31 35 38 33 21 19
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  E SE NW NW NW  N NW SW SE  S  W  W NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     6  3  1  2  2  2  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  9  8  9  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           49  2  1  1  1  2 26 17 17  1  2  2  2  3 55 63 75  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.02 28.01 28.03 27.94 27.93 27.93 27.93 27.87            


Date           06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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       89      64      86      64      82      59      80      59      83
TEMP          87 80 68 69 84 78 67 67 80 74 62 61 77 73 63 63 81 75
DEWPT         57 58 55 58 63 63 60 60 60 58 55 53 56 55 53 54 58 59
RH            36 47 63 68 49 60 78 78 51 57 78 75 48 53 70 72 46 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10      40      20      30      20      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS          IS SC
TSTMS                     IS 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