RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date           06/09/26      Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            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                 68          86          70          93          71
TEMP                   70 69 71 78 81 82 77 72 71 71 74 84 90 90 81 74 72 71 75
DEWPT                  65 65 66 70 71 72 69 68 67 67 68 70 70 70 69 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   89          65          90          49          86
RH                     84 87 84 76 72 72 76 87 87 87 82 63 52 52 67 82 84 84 76
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  5  6  6  6  4  3  3  4  5  8  5  5  3  2  3  4  5
WIND GUST              14 16 20 23 21 18 18 16 16 17 21 20 16 16 14    13 16 21
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              89 82 78 77 64 57 37 19 17  8 11 17 30 27 26 17 23 23 26
VSBY                    7  7  6  8  9  9 10  9  7  7 10  9 10 10               
POP 12HR                     80          80          10          10          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM NM SC IS             IS IS IS IS               
TSTMS                     IS    SC SC IS                IS IS IS               
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              4  5  4 12 13 12 11  4  9 11 24 19 10  9 12            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  3  6 37 46 48  5  2  4  5 39 81 56 40  6            
MAX LVORI               5  6  5  3  3  3  4  6  6  6  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  C  A  G  G  G  F  A  B  A  A  G            
CEILING                    3100  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.80 27.78 27.72 27.71 27.73 27.76 27.71            


Date           06/12Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       94      67      89      64      92      67      85      64      82
TEMP          93 78 70 69 87 80 66 70 91 78 69 69 84 74 66 66 79 74
DEWPT         69 69 65 61 57 59 56 58 61 63 62 61 63 61 59 58 61 60
RH            46 74 84 76 36 49 70 66 37 60 78 76 49 64 78 75 54 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B2 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60       5       5       5      30      50      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC          IS          SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC                      SC SC       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