RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

VAZ018-270800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date           05/25/26      Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            Thu
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                 64          79          65          80          64
TEMP                   66 65 66 71 76 76 70 68 67 66 68 74 77 77 71 67 66 65 67
DEWPT                  63 63 64 69 71 70 67 66 64 63 64 69 69 69 66 64 62 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                   97          78          92          71          90
RH                     90 93 93 93 85 82 90 93 90 90 87 84 76 76 84 90 87 87 84
WIND DIR                N  N  N  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5
WIND GUST                                            13 18 18 16 14 13 17 19 20
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              88 87 85 87 79 96 72 72 61 67 55 72 86 86 62 62 40 48 39
VSBY                    2  1  1  6  9 10  7  3  6  7 10  9  6  6  9  5  2  2  5
POP 12HR                     70         100          60          80          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC NM NM  O NM SC       SC SC  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                           IS SC NM IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2
T WIND DIR             SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW
T WIND SPD              1  3  2  4  8  9 10  5  8  5 13 21 18 14 11  5 10  3  6
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  2  2  9 27 28  5  3  4  3 14 60 59 39  5  3  5  2 14
MAX LVORI               6  7  6  6  4  4  6  6  6  6  4  4  3  3  5  6  6  6  4
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  G  E  A
CEILING                       0   100  1600  3300  3800  6900  2100 12600  None
STA PRES                  27.87 27.89 27.84 27.82 27.82 27.81 27.77 27.76 27.75


Date           05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       82      55      80      56      77      54      74      53      76
TEMP          81 70 58 60 77 71 59 60 75 66 57 57 71 66 56 57 73 67
DEWPT         61 57 51 52 54 56 50 51 54 55 50 49 53 54 49 50 52 53
RH            51 63 77 75 45 59 72 72 48 68 77 75 53 65 77 77 48 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0       0       5      10      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                                  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