RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

VAZ018-030800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date           06/02/26      Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26            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                 50          79          54          85          57
TEMP                54 52 50 55 70 77 77 68 60 56 54 60 76 83 84 75 64 60 58 64
DEWPT               47 46 44 48 47 48 48 53 48 46 45 50 52 52 52 57 53 50 49 53
MIN/MAX RH                   83          34          72          32          75
RH                  77 80 80 77 44 36 36 59 64 69 71 69 43 34 33 54 67 69 72 67
WIND DIR            NE  N NW NW  N NE  E NE  N  N NW NW  N  E SE  S  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  3  3  4  5  6  5  3  3  0  1  1  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           11 22 17 16  3  9 17  5  4  3  1  0  1  2  4  6  6  9  6  8
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N NW NW  N  N  N  E  E NW NW NW  N SE SW  S            
T WIND SPD           3  2  3  3  9  9  8  3  1  1  3  2  4  1  3  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  2  3 62 75 63  2  1  1  2  2 28  9 28  1            
MAX LVORI            5  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  3  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.02 28.04 28.08 28.02 28.03 28.03 28.04 27.96            


Date           06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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       90      61      89      64      87      64      84      60      80
TEMP          87 78 64 67 87 79 67 68 84 78 67 67 81 75 64 63 78 73
DEWPT         54 59 53 56 56 58 55 57 61 62 60 60 61 60 57 55 57 57
RH            32 52 67 68 35 49 65 68 46 58 78 78 51 60 78 75 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      30      30      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC 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