RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ018-060800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date           07/05/26      Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed
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                 68          84          68          87          67
TEMP          84 77 72 70 68 71 80 84 84 78 73 71 69 71 81 86 83 75 72 69 67 70
DEWPT         66 67 66 66 65 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 69 71 72 72 70 68 66 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   89          58          94          62          94
RH            55 71 81 87 90 87 67 59 59 71 84 90 93 93 72 63 70 84 87 90 93 90
WIND DIR       W SW  W  N  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW
WIND SPD       2  1  1  0  0  0  1  3  3  1  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     72 59 34 37 46 48 22 78 76 61 45 50 49 66 52 75 75 42 48 44 59 47
VSBY          10 10 10  6  4  5 10 10 10 10  7  1  2  3  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          70          40          60          20
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC IS             NM NM SC IS       IS IS NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS             SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SE  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     6  4  2  2  2  2  6  9  5  4  3  2  3  4 18 16 14 12            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           33  2  1  1  1  2 30 46 18  2  2  1  2  5 71 80 70  6            
MAX LVORI      1  4  5  6  7  6  3  1  3  5  6  7  7  6  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        4000  None  None  None  2800  None  1200  None  2800  None      
STA PRES      27.72 27.72 27.75 27.77 27.73 27.76 27.76 27.78 27.78            


Date           07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       87      67      88      68      87      68      84      65      85
TEMP          86 77 69 70 86 78 70 72 85 77 71 71 81 74 68 68 83 76
DEWPT         69 69 65 66 67 67 64 66 69 69 67 67 69 67 65 64 66 65
RH            57 76 87 87 53 69 81 81 59 76 87 87 67 79 90 87 57 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      20      30       5      40      50      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS       SC          SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS       SC          SC SC    IS 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