RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

VAZ018-302000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date             Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26
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                 77          60          84          63          86
TEMP                   76 77 71 65 61 60 63 76 82 84 75 69 66 65 68 79 84 83 75
DEWPT                  54 55 56 55 55 55 57 58 56 56 58 56 56 57 58 63 64 65 65
MAX/MIN RH                   45          84          38          76          50
RH                     46 47 59 70 81 84 81 54 41 38 55 63 70 75 70 58 51 55 71
WIND DIR                N  N NW NW NW NW NW SE  S  S SE  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                8  9  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  6  6  6
WIND GUST                    20                                     13 17 19 21
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)               5  2  3  1  1  5 18 18 27 31 46 46 44 34 57 65 73 77 83
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT                 5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  5  2
T WIND DIR              N NW NW NW  W NW NW  N                                 
T WIND SPD             12 12 16  5  3  4  2  1                                 
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    72 75  7  3  2  2  2  6  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  4
STABILITY               B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4700   900
STA PRES                  27.74 27.80 27.81 27.81   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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      78      66      81      66      82      67      85
TEMP          71 69 75 71 70 69 78 72 69 69 79 73 69 70 82 75
DEWPT         65 67 71 69 67 68 71 70 66 67 71 70 66 68 71 70
RH            81 93 87 93 90 97 79 93 90 93 77 90 90 93 69 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      80      60      60      30      60      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM  O NM SC SC NM SC    SC NM IS       SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC SC    IS SC SC       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