RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-162000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date             Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26
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                 79          60          86          68          91
TEMP                70 77 77 71 65 62 60 64 77 83 84 76 69 68 68 74 85 89 86 77
DEWPT               51 51 53 54 53 53 52 55 58 55 55 56 55 57 58 62 67 69 69 66
MAX/MIN RH                   40          76          35          71          52
RH                  51 40 43 55 65 72 75 73 52 38 37 50 61 68 70 66 55 52 57 69
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  4  5  2  1  2  2  3  8  8  8  3  4  5  6 12 14 12 11 10
WIND GUST              14 16 12          14 23 21 21 13 16 20 27 35 36 33 31 29
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC CL FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           59 59 57 59 28 54 43 12 50 31 42  3 17 48 42 52 49 77 77 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10           5           0          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                               IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  5  1
T WIND DIR          SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           4  6 10  9  2  3  3  3 19 19 18 10 11 10 10 34 37 31 26 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             FR
ADI                 25 32 44  4  1  2  2  5126155139  5  5  7  7 81148 95 81 10
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  C  C  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  G  F  E  E  D  C  D  D  D
CEILING              None  2500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3000
STA PRES            27.72 27.64 27.63 27.64 27.66 27.61 27.60 27.58 27.59 27.61


Date          Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       67      80      59      81      58      86      65      85
TEMP          70 69 77 72 62 62 79 73 61 64 83 77 68 68 82 77
DEWPT         65 61 62 56 54 53 51 51 50 52 55 58 58 59 65 66
RH            84 76 60 57 75 72 38 46 67 65 38 52 70 73 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           60      50       5       0       0      10      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC                         SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC                         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