RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date           06/30/25      Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25            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                 69          85          68          86          64
TEMP          84 77 74 73 71 73 81 83 80 72 71 69 68 69 78 84 84 75 70 67 65 69
DEWPT         72 70 68 67 67 69 72 73 73 70 68 66 65 66 69 69 68 66 63 62 61 63
MIN/MAX RH                   90          71          93          57          87
RH            67 79 82 81 87 87 74 72 79 93 90 90 90 90 74 61 59 74 78 84 87 81
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST        14 13 14 12 13                      12          12            
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     66 64 56 42 32 27 56 83 83 80 79 70 62 40 20 33 33 25 18 12 17  4
VSBY           6  6  7 10 10 10  7  3  3  8  6  4  4  4                        
POP 12HR                     50          90          40          20           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC          SC NM  O SC SC             IS IS               
TSTMS         SC SC IS          SC NM NM SC                IS IS               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  W SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NE NE SE SW            
T WIND SPD    16  9  4  4  4  9 10 11 11 12 10  9  3  3  4  2  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           60  4  2  2  2 13 45 39 33  6  5  4  2  4 18 16 34  2            
MAX LVORI      1  4  5  5  6  4  3  3  3  6  6  6  7  6  3  2  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  G  A  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  4300  3100  3800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.78 27.76 27.77 27.72 27.74 27.75 27.76 27.72            


Date           07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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       88      64      89      66      90      68      91      69      90
TEMP          85 76 68 69 87 77 69 71 88 77 70 72 88 78 72 73 87 77
DEWPT         64 62 59 62 65 64 61 64 67 66 64 65 68 68 66 67 70 68
RH            50 62 73 78 48 64 76 79 50 69 81 79 52 71 81 81 57 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      10       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS       IS SC
TSTMS                                                IS       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