RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ018-090800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date           06/08/26      Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu
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                 64          83          68          88          70
TEMP          85 77 72 69 65 65 73 79 80 74 70 69 68 71 78 84 86 80 73 71 70 74
DEWPT         63 63 61 60 59 58 64 67 69 66 66 65 65 66 70 72 72 70 68 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   81          63          90          63          90
RH            48 62 68 73 81 78 73 67 69 76 87 87 90 84 76 67 63 72 84 90 90 82
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  3  3  4  3  3  3  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  5
WIND GUST        13 16 19 14    13    14 13 12 13 16 21 23 19 17 17 14 13 17 20
CLOUDS        SC OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     49 90 82 85 89 87 81 90 84 86 88 78 72 77 77 73 69 33 23 28 27 24
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          50          60          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC IS    SC NM NM SC SC               
TSTMS                              SC SC IS       IS    SC SC SC               
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    14 18 18 11  9  5  5  6  8  6  4  3  3  6 11 14  8  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          103  8  8  8  4  9 14 21 21  3  2  2  2  8 35 53 31  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  7  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  F  F  E  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        3300  2000   200   200   100     0   400  1200  2800  None      
STA PRES      27.93 27.98 27.99 27.98 27.91 27.85 27.78 27.76 27.68            


Date           06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       92      70      93      67      88      65      90      65      85
TEMP          92 82 72 74 90 81 70 70 86 78 67 69 87 80 68 69 84 77
DEWPT         70 69 67 67 69 68 65 62 60 61 58 59 61 63 60 60 62 62
RH            49 65 84 79 50 65 84 76 42 56 73 70 42 56 76 73 48 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      50      20      20      10      40      30      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC IS       IS          SC SC    SC SC
TSTMS            IS          SC IS       IS          SC          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