RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date             Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26
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                 82          65          77          63          76
TEMP             72 77 80 80 76 71 69 67 68 72 75 74 69 68 67 65 64 69 73 75 70
DEWPT            69 70 68 69 68 67 67 66 67 70 71 70 67 65 65 64 63 66 67 66 64
MAX/MIN RH                   64         100          85          96          74
RH               90 79 67 69 76 87 93 97 97 93 87 87 93 90 93 97 97 90 81 74 81
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          5  5  6  5  2  1  1  1  1  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  3
WIND GUST                                            14 16 16 14 16 14       13
CLOUDS           B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        86 49 82 81 76 67 79 96 85 84 86 88 97 86 79 79 76 76 77 71 74
VSBY              8  9  9  9  8  8  5  5  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          50          80          80          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC NM NM  O  O NM NM NM NM NM NM IS
TSTMS                  SC IS IS             IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT           1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW  W  W NW NW NW  N  E  E SE  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE
T WIND SPD       11 13 10 17  9  2  2  1  4  5  9  6  9 10  5  4 14 12 17 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              21 44 37 55  4  1  1  1  6 13 27 16  4  5  3  2 16 27 51 43  4
MAX LVORI         4  3  3  1  4  6  7  9  7  5  4  4  6  6  6  8  5  4  3  3  4
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING               900  2700  2300  1600   100   100   100   100   100   100
STA PRES            27.83 27.82 27.83 27.84 27.88 27.90 27.91 27.89 27.94 27.93


Date          Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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       63      86      66      92      69      92      68      89
TEMP          65 66 83 77 68 69 89 81 71 72 90 81 71 71 87 78
DEWPT         61 62 66 66 62 64 67 68 65 67 68 68 65 66 68 67
RH            87 87 57 69 81 84 48 65 81 84 49 65 81 84 53 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR           20       5       5      10       5      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS                               IS       IS SC
TSTMS         IS                               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