RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

VAZ018-042000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Date             Thu 06/04/26            Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26
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                 85          58          89          63          89
TEMP                77 83 83 73 65 61 59 64 80 86 87 77 69 65 64 68 80 86 88 80
DEWPT               51 51 52 58 53 51 50 54 56 55 55 60 57 54 54 56 58 57 57 58
MAX/MIN RH                   32          74          32          70          35
RH                  40 33 34 59 65 70 72 70 44 35 34 56 66 68 70 65 47 37 35 47
WIND DIR             N  E SE NW  N  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  3  3  3  6  6  6  4
WIND GUST                                                  13 13 13 21 18 18 17
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  3 10 13 12  6  4  5 23 25 30 27 33 31 32 24 30 40 41 40
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N SE  S  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           4  2  0  3  2  3  3  3  6  8  9  4  3  4  4  6 19 13 12 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 17  0  2  1  2  2  3 44 64 75  2  2  2  2  9 99 91 89  5
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.92 27.92 27.92 27.92 27.85 27.85 27.84 27.84 27.78


Date          Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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       66      88      64      85      61      82      62      86
TEMP          68 70 86 78 67 68 84 77 65 64 80 75 65 65 84 78
DEWPT         56 59 65 64 61 60 62 60 57 55 58 58 54 56 59 61
RH            65 68 50 62 81 76 48 56 75 73 47 55 68 73 43 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      50      20      30      20      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC IS    IS SC IS IS IS IS       IS SC
TSTMS               IS SC IS       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