RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ018-032000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                 94          72         100          71          96
TEMP                87 93 93 84 75 73 73 77 93 99 94 82 75 72 71 74 90 95 90 79
DEWPT               69 66 66 70 67 66 66 68 68 65 68 69 67 67 66 68 70 68 69 69
MAX/MIN RH                   39          80          35          85          42
RH                  55 41 41 63 76 79 79 74 44 33 43 65 76 84 84 82 52 42 50 72
WIND DIR             E SE NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  W SW SW NW
WIND SPD             2  1  2  1  2  1  2  1  1  3  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  3  3  2
CLOUDS              CL FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            2 16 34 17 33 18 17 31 17 59 35 51 51 32 28 22 20 73 73 60
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          40          30          60
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   SC    SC SC             NM NM SC
TSTMS                     IS                   SC    SC IS             SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  9  3 <1
T WIND DIR           E SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  N SW
T WIND SPD           3  2  3  2  4  4  3  2  5  5  3  4  4  4  5  3  8  9  5  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 19 23  1  2  2  2  2 24 49 19  2  2  2  3  3 40 80 24  3
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  2  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  2  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4600
STA PRES            27.93 27.86 27.87 27.84 27.87 27.80 27.79 27.79 27.77 27.76


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       69      92      68      89      68      88      68      89
TEMP          71 73 90 77 70 71 87 76 69 71 86 76 69 71 87 77
DEWPT         68 68 71 70 67 68 70 68 66 66 69 67 65 66 69 68
RH            90 84 54 79 90 90 57 76 90 84 57 74 87 84 55 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      70      40      40      40      50      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS NM SC    IS SC SC    IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       SC 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