RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

VAZ018-060800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date           06/05/26      Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26            Mon
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                 62          88          66          88          66
TEMP          82 79 71 67 65 68 79 86 86 78 71 68 66 70 83 87 85 77 71 68 66 70
DEWPT         55 59 55 54 53 55 58 58 57 58 56 56 57 59 64 66 66 65 64 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   72          36          71          49          87
RH            40 50 57 63 65 63 49 39 37 50 59 65 73 68 53 50 53 67 79 84 87 76
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD       3  2  1  3  3  3  6  6  6  3  3  3  4  5  8  6  6  3  2  1  1  0
WIND GUST                 13 14 21 18 18 16 14 14 17 20 23 19 18 16            
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     42 33 29 25 21 33 44 51 41 25 64 59 19 13 43 55 60 66 61 66 58 62
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC               
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     8  8  2  4  5 12 20 16 14 13  4  5  5 12 13 14 11  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           63  4  1  2  3 13 90 69104  6  2  3  3 23 68 63 45  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  B  G  F  F  F  A  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4500  6500      
STA PRES            27.83 27.83 27.85 27.78 27.76 27.76 27.78 27.78            


Date           06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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      65      83      64      86      67      90      68      90
TEMP          80 79 68 66 81 76 67 68 84 79 69 70 88 82 71 73 89 82
DEWPT         63 62 60 58 62 61 58 59 64 63 60 62 66 66 63 65 66 67
RH            56 56 76 75 53 60 73 73 51 58 73 76 48 58 76 76 47 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      20      50      20      50      30      40      20      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC    IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS            IS          IS       IS SC IS       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