RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date             Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26
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                 86          68          86          67          83
TEMP                79 83 82 74 70 70 69 71 81 85 82 74 71 70 68 70 76 80 79 73
DEWPT               71 72 71 69 67 67 66 68 71 71 71 69 67 67 67 67 71 72 71 69
MAX/MIN RH                   65          92          64          95          74
RH                  77 70 69 84 90 90 90 90 72 63 69 84 87 90 97 90 85 77 77 87
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             4  5  6  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  4  4  4  5  5  2
WIND GUST           14 17 19 19 16 17 17 20 19 19 20 20 19 18 17 17 16       12
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           26 67 58 45  3 10 27 33 66 74 59 85 62 63 72 69 69 78 78 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  8  9  9 10 10  9  7  2  2  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          10          60          40          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                   NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC                   SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD           9 12 13 14  6  5  4  9 16 20 19 19 14 10 11 13  8 10 14 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 38 49 50 10  3  3  2 14 59 75 68 13 10  5  8 18 22 34 41  5
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            A  C  C  E  F  F  F  A  C  C  C  E  E  F  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1200  2000  1800  1000  1200  1600
STA PRES            27.78 27.75 27.76 27.76 27.78 27.77 27.79 27.81 27.81 27.80


Date          Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       65      81      63      80      62      86      65      91
TEMP          67 67 80 71 66 65 78 73 65 65 83 77 67 68 89 80
DEWPT         65 65 68 66 62 62 64 63 59 61 63 65 60 62 65 66
RH            93 93 67 84 87 90 62 71 81 87 51 67 78 81 45 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR           50      50      20      20       5       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS       IS                        
TSTMS         IS       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