RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date           06/29/26      Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            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                 68          90          69          95          71
TEMP          81 74 70 69 69 71 80 87 88 79 74 71 70 73 87 93 94 85 75 72 71 75
DEWPT         72 72 69 68 68 69 72 73 73 73 70 68 67 70 72 69 66 69 69 67 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                   97          58          92          39          85
RH            74 93 97 97 97 93 77 63 61 82 87 90 90 90 61 46 40 59 82 84 84 79
WIND DIR       E SE SE  N  N  N  S SE SE  S SW SW  W NW NW  N  N NW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       2  1  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     55 50 43 67 65 65 44 56 28 11 12 17 30 21  3  9  4  5  2  4 15 14
VSBY          10 10  9  4  2  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                                                            
TSTMS         SC                                                               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W SW  S  S  S SW  W NW  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD     6  8  5  6  6  5  5  2  3 10  3  2  2  3 11  5  3  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           26  4  3  3  3  8 20 12 16  5  2  1  1  4 54 39 28  1            
MAX LVORI      3  6  8  6  8  6  3  2  2  4  6  7  7  6  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  1200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.89 27.93 27.95 27.97 27.92 27.91 27.91 27.91 27.88            


Date           07/02Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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       96      72      96      71      97      71      95      70      92
TEMP          95 82 74 75 94 80 72 75 96 81 72 75 94 79 72 74 91 78
DEWPT         64 69 66 68 62 67 65 67 67 69 67 67 68 70 67 68 69 69
RH            36 65 76 79 35 65 79 76 39 67 84 76 43 74 84 82 49 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            0      20      20      10      40      20      40      40      60
RAIN SHWRS          IS       IS       IS SC IS       SC SC    IS NM
TSTMS               IS       IS          SC IS       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