RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date             Mon 06/08/26            Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26
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                 88          64          84          68          87
TEMP                80 85 85 77 72 68 65 65 74 81 81 75 70 69 68 70 78 83 86 79
DEWPT               63 62 63 63 61 60 58 58 63 66 68 66 65 65 64 65 69 71 72 70
MAX/MIN RH                   44          80          58          89          64
RH                  56 46 48 62 68 76 78 78 69 60 65 74 84 87 87 84 74 67 63 74
WIND DIR             E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  4  5  3  3  4  3  2  3  4  5  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3
WIND GUST           14 14    14 18 18 13       14 16 13       13 17 20 17 17 17
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           38 45 49 71 90 82 73 80 78 74 68 86 71 80 74 84 84 69 61 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  5  3  2  1 10  6  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          30          50          30          80
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS IS SC SC    IS IS IS SC SC  O  O SC SC   
TSTMS                                             IS IS             IS SC SC   
MIX HGT              4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          14 12 14 18 18 11  9  5  5  6  8  6  4  3  3  6 11 14  8  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 71 86103  8  8  8  4  9 14 21 21  3  2  2  2  8 35 53 31  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  4  5  6  7  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  E  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  6200   800  1400  1700   700  4900  1100  4500
STA PRES                  27.93 27.97 27.99 27.98 27.91 13.93   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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       70      93      69      90      67      89      67      89
TEMP          71 73 92 82 72 73 88 80 70 71 87 80 69 71 88 80
DEWPT         67 67 70 69 66 67 69 69 65 64 65 66 62 63 65 66
RH            87 81 49 65 81 81 54 69 84 79 48 62 78 76 47 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      30      20      50      20      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS               IS SC IS IS IS SC IS       SC          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