RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

VAZ018-252000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date             Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26
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                 75          62          78          63          88
TEMP                68 73 74 68 65 63 63 65 73 76 77 73 68 65 64 67 81 86 85 75
DEWPT               66 66 66 66 64 62 62 64 66 67 67 67 65 64 63 63 67 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   75          96          72          98          51
RH                  93 79 76 93 97 97 97 97 79 74 71 81 90 97 97 87 63 53 55 79
WIND DIR            SE SE  S SW NW  W NW NW  N  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  2
CLOUDS              B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           81 43 44 47 32 13 21 29 15 34 35 35 27 19 38 48 46 49 46 56
VSBY                 7 10 10 10  1  1 10  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          10          20           5          20
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                                 IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
Obvis                           PF PF    PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  W  W  W  S  W  W NW  N NW SW NW  E NE NW NW NW  W NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  4  4  6  1  2  2  1  5  3  6  4  3  1  2  4 10 12 10  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 12 19 16  3  1  1  1  1 25 23 43  2  2  1  1  4 43 88 64  3
MAX LVORI            6  4  4  6  9  8  8  7  3  3  3  5  7  9  9  7  3  2  3  4
STABILITY            B  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING               100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.88 27.82 27.80 27.76 27.74 27.68 27.69 27.69 27.69 27.64


Date          Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       68      87      65      82      61      83      62      85
TEMP          70 71 85 76 69 67 81 73 65 64 82 74 64 66 84 75
DEWPT         65 67 72 69 66 65 64 62 60 60 61 61 59 60 63 63
RH            84 87 65 79 90 93 56 68 84 87 49 64 84 81 49 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      70      30      20      20      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC NM SC       IS IS                   IS
TSTMS         IS    SC SC IS       IS                      IS

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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