RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

VAZ018-282000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

Date             Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26
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                 82          67          87          68          91
TEMP             70 73 77 78 74 70 68 68 70 78 84 84 77 72 70 69 71 81 88 88 80
DEWPT            67 70 72 72 71 68 67 66 68 71 70 70 71 69 68 67 68 71 71 70 72
MAX/MIN RH                   80          96          61          93          53
RH               90 90 85 82 90 93 97 93 93 79 63 63 82 90 93 93 90 72 57 55 77
WIND DIR          W  W  W NW NW  N  S  S NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  N  S SE SE  S
WIND SPD          3  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  0  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        78 71 73 60 39 41 39 63 64 48 46 45 49 43 54 56 50 40 27 11 13
VSBY              3  6  9 10 10  7  2  1  4 10 10 10 10  9  4  1  5 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          20          20          10           5
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM SC SC IS                IS IS                           
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS                IS IS                           
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W SW  S NW NW NW NW NW  E NW  N  S SE SE SE  S  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        4  8  8  3  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  2  3  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5 17 32 13  1  1  1  1  3  4  7 12  2  1  2  2  8 23 35 29  3
MAX LVORI         6  4  4  4  7  7  8  8  6  4  3  2  5  7  7  6  5  3  1  2  4
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  F  G  F  B  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1700  None  None  1100  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.78 27.75 27.78 27.82 27.88 27.87 27.90 27.91 27.92 27.87


Date          Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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       70      95      71      97      72      95      72      96
TEMP          71 75 94 82 72 75 96 83 73 75 94 80 73 76 95 81
DEWPT         66 68 69 70 66 67 65 68 65 67 64 67 65 67 65 67
RH            84 79 44 67 81 76 36 61 76 76 37 65 76 74 37 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0      20      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                   SC
TSTMS                                 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