RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

VAZ018-270800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date           06/25/26      Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun
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                 65          88          67          84          67
TEMP                      67 70 79 84 86 81 75 72 70 71 78 81 82 78 73 71 69 72
DEWPT                     58 61 64 63 65 66 65 65 65 66 68 69 70 69 67 66 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   79          47          91          65          94
RH                        73 73 60 49 50 60 71 79 84 84 71 67 67 74 81 84 87 84
WIND DIR                   W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  6  6  8  5  4  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                               17 18 18 17            
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 42 39 33 53 60 61 67 62 84 62 76 80 68 53 53 49 54 50
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  8  9  9  6  9  7  8  8  6  2  2  2
POP 12HR                      0          30          40          60          30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC IS IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                 SC SC IS          IS NM SC SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1  1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  W  W SW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD                 6 10  8  5  4  4  4  4  4  8 12 19 19 14  4  3  3 16
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  5 43 20 22  2  2  2  2  4 33 53 60  8  5  3  4 19
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  2  2  3  3  5  6  5  3  1  1  3  4  6  6  4
STABILITY                  F  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  A
CEILING                    None  None  2900  3200  2400  1700  2000  None  None
STA PRES                  27.87 27.91 27.87 27.86 27.83 27.82 27.78 27.77 27.75


Date           06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       85      67      87      68      90      70      95      72      94
TEMP          82 79 71 72 84 81 72 74 87 83 74 75 91 86 77 77 91 86
DEWPT         67 67 65 66 66 67 64 65 66 67 64 66 65 68 65 68 64 68
RH            61 67 81 81 55 63 76 74 50 59 71 74 42 55 67 74 41 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      30      20       0       5       0       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC       IS                                    
TSTMS         IS SC SC       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