RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Date           06/04/26      Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun
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                 57          88          64          89          66
TEMP          83 75 67 63 60 65 77 83 87 77 69 66 64 68 80 87 88 80 71 68 66 70
DEWPT         52 52 51 51 51 54 56 55 55 58 56 54 54 56 57 57 56 58 56 56 57 59
MIN/MAX RH                   83          33          68          33          72
RH            34 45 56 65 72 68 48 38 34 52 63 65 70 65 45 36 34 47 59 65 73 68
WIND DIR      SE SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  3  1  3  3  3  6  5  6  3  3  3  4  4
WIND GUST                                         14 13 20 17 18 17 14 13 16 18
CLOUDS        FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     10  5  6  6  6 11 17 36 33 45 57 72 53 38 16 23 29 34 30 30 22 29
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     N SE  S  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     0  2  2  3  3  3  8  9  9 10  3  4  5 13 23 16 16 16            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            0  1  1  2  2  3 48 70 71  5  2  2  3 18113117118  7            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  B  A  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  4900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.91 27.91 27.92 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.85 27.77            


Date           06/07Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       89      65      86      62      80      60      86      64      89
TEMP          88 78 67 68 83 77 65 63 78 74 62 64 83 78 67 69 88 80
DEWPT         64 64 59 59 59 58 55 53 56 55 55 56 59 60 57 59 62 63
RH            45 62 75 73 44 52 70 70 47 51 78 75 44 54 70 70 42 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      10      30      20      20       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC       IS SC IS    IS IS          IS       IS SC
TSTMS            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