RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/16/26      Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri
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                 58          85          68          85          67
TEMP             70 64 61 59 64 77 83 84 77 70 70 70 72 82 84 83 77 73 70 68 69
DEWPT            54 52 51 50 53 54 53 52 54 55 58 60 62 67 68 67 67 66 65 64 63
MIN/MAX RH                   73          32          71          57          88
RH               57 65 70 72 67 45 36 33 45 59 66 71 71 61 59 59 71 79 84 87 81
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          2  1  2  2  3  6  6  6  3  4  6  9 13 16 13 11  9  6  5  4  4
WIND GUST                       20 20 19 13 17 23 31 39 39 34 31 27 25 23 20 19
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        45 43 66 16 24 16 16 24 32 51 59 60 50 50 67 67 82 82 82 79 73
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                      5           0          10          50          70
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC SC IS       SC
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5  5  1            
T WIND DIR        S  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        5  2  2  2  1 14 16 14  6  8 10  9 27 34 34 32 18            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI               3  1  1  1  1 91125107  3  5  7  8 89139110 96 16            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  G  A  B  B  B  G  E  E  D  C  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3200  3000      
STA PRES            27.63 27.63 27.65 27.60 27.59 27.58 27.62 27.63            


Date           06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       81      60      81      59      87      65      84      65      83
TEMP          79 73 63 62 79 73 61 64 84 77 67 68 80 75 68 67 81 75
DEWPT         63 57 54 53 51 52 51 53 56 59 58 59 66 66 63 62 64 63
RH            58 57 72 72 38 48 70 67 38 54 73 73 62 74 84 84 56 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50       0       0       0       5      40      60      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                            SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC                                     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