RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date             Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26
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                 71          50          79          54          85
TEMP                65 70 67 62 56 53 50 55 70 77 77 68 61 56 54 60 76 82 84 75
DEWPT               51 51 53 52 49 46 45 49 48 48 49 53 48 45 44 50 52 52 52 57
MAX/MIN RH                   52          83          35          72          32
RH                  60 51 61 70 77 77 83 80 45 36 37 59 62 66 69 69 43 35 33 54
WIND DIR             E  E NE NE  N  N NW NW  N NE NE  E  N  N NW NW NW  E  S  S
WIND SPD             4  4  3  1  0  1  2  1  3  2  2  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  1
WIND GUST           14                                                         
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           67 69 54 13  6  7 12 10  7  4 14  6  3  1  1  1  1  2  4  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                                                   
TSTMS                  SC IS                                                   
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR           E NE  E NE  N  N NW NW NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          11  4  6  5  3  3  3  3  6  9  8  2  1  3  3  2  3  2  4  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 36 18 27  3  2  2  2  3 45 74 65  1  1  2  2  2 21 18 37  1
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              4800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.98 27.99 28.03 28.05 28.08 28.01 28.02 28.01 28.01 27.93


Date          Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       58      88      60      88      63      85      64      82
TEMP          60 63 86 78 64 67 86 79 67 68 84 77 67 67 81 74
DEWPT         50 54 55 59 54 56 57 59 55 58 61 62 60 60 63 62
RH            69 72 35 52 70 68 37 50 65 70 46 60 78 78 54 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          SC 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