RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Date           07/29/26      Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            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                 57          82          58          86          64
TEMP                63 61 60 62 74 80 80 71 65 61 59 64 78 84 85 75 68 66 65 68
DEWPT               58 57 56 56 59 58 59 57 55 55 55 57 60 58 57 59 57 58 58 60
MIN/MAX RH                   88          47          85          38          77
RH                  84 87 87 81 59 47 49 61 70 81 87 78 54 41 39 58 68 75 78 76
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  E  N  N  N SE
WIND SPD             6  6  6  8  5  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1
WIND GUST                       16    18 20                                    
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           50  6  7  9  3  5  1  4  2  3  2 10 16 29 15 28 33 44 53 65
VSBY                10 10  9  5 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW SW  W NW SE            
T WIND SPD          10  9  6 12 18 13 13 16  5  4  3  2  2  3  2  4            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  4  3 17 67 87 84  7  3  2  2  2 13 25 20  2            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.71 27.74 27.75 27.81 27.81 27.82 27.77            


Date           08/01Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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      67      79      66      81      67      82      67      82
TEMP          82 76 70 68 77 72 69 68 79 73 69 68 80 73 68 68 80 74
DEWPT         64 65 66 67 71 70 68 68 72 70 67 67 71 70 67 68 71 71
RH            55 69 87 97 82 93 97100 79 90 93 97 74 90 97100 74 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      70      80      60      60      30      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM NM SC  O NM SC SC NM SC    IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS            SC IS       SC SC       SC          IS 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