RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date           05/25/26      Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            Thu
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                 65          78          66          81          65
TEMP          75 70 67 66 65 66 71 75 75 70 68 67 66 68 75 78 77 71 68 66 65 67
DEWPT         68 65 63 61 61 62 68 70 70 67 64 62 62 63 68 69 69 66 64 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   93          79          89          73          87
RH            79 84 87 84 87 87 90 84 84 90 87 84 87 84 79 74 76 84 87 84 84 81
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N  N  S SE SW  S  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  4  2  2  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                            12 17 16 14 13 12 13 16 19
CLOUDS        B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     81 85 92 98 95 95 89 78 96 71 57 62 61 73 73 90 90 64 66 57 45 43
VSBY           6  8  3  2  2  3  6  9  6  6  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  7            
POP 12HR                     80         100          60          80          40
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM NM NM  O NM NM NM  O NM IS       NM NM  O  O SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC             IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  E SE SW SW SW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD     5  5  2  4  4  3  8  9 10  8  2  4  6 23 25 24 23 16            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           16  3  1  2  2  4 12 27 21  4  1  2  3 24 73 83 73  7            
MAX LVORI      3  6  7  6  6  6  5  4  4  6  7  6  6  4  3  3  3  5            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                 0     0   100  1600     0  1700  2000  3100  3900      
STA PRES            27.84 27.85 27.88 27.83 27.82 27.79 27.80 27.75            


Date           05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       82      56      77      56      74      54      72      52      74
TEMP          80 72 60 61 75 69 59 59 73 67 58 57 71 65 55 56 73 67
DEWPT         61 59 52 53 55 56 50 51 54 55 50 50 53 53 48 49 51 52
RH            52 64 75 75 50 63 72 75 51 65 75 77 53 65 77 77 46 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20       5       5      10      20      20      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS                      IS IS IS IS SC IS            
TSTMS         IS                         IS          IS            

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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