RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

VAZ018-312000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

Date             Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26
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                 88          64          86          67          78
TEMP                76 82 84 75 69 66 65 68 79 83 82 74 73 71 70 69 72 75 75 71
DEWPT               58 57 57 59 56 57 57 59 63 65 66 66 65 65 66 67 70 72 72 70
MAX/MIN RH                   39          77          54          94          86
RH                  54 43 40 58 63 73 75 73 58 55 58 76 76 81 87 93 93 90 90 97
WIND DIR             N  S  S  E  N  N  N SW SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
WIND SPD             1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  3
WIND GUST                                   13 19 21 23 21 23 17 14 16 17 16 13
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           20 36 35 41 59 55 31 64 86 92 70 68 77 87 87 84 90 90 85 80
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          70          80
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC NM NM  O  O NM
TSTMS                                                IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  W
T WIND SPD           2  3  2  4  3  4  1  2 17 24 23 12 10 16 11  8 10 17 17  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                 13 25 18  2  2  2  1  2 86103 91  8  7 11  8  8 21 50 48  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  4  4  4  5  6  5  4  4  9
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  F  G  B  A  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None 12300  2500  2200   500   500  1800
STA PRES            27.82 27.78 27.76 27.74 27.72 27.66 27.64 27.60 27.61 27.61


Date          Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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       67      82      66      81      66      82      68      84
TEMP          70 69 78 73 68 68 78 73 68 68 79 74 69 69 82 75
DEWPT         68 68 72 70 66 67 71 70 66 67 71 71 67 68 71 70
RH            93 97 82 90 93 97 79 90 93 97 77 90 93 97 69 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      60      30      70      20      60      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC NM SC    IS NM IS    IS NM IS    IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC    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