RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

VAZ018-070800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date           07/05/26      Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed
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                 66          89          68          84          68
TEMP                   67 67 72 81 85 85 77 73 72 70 72 80 82 82 76 72 70 68 70
DEWPT                  66 65 67 71 70 70 71 70 69 68 70 73 73 73 71 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   96          55          94          73          97
RH                     97 93 84 72 61 61 82 90 90 93 93 79 74 74 85 90 93 97 93
WIND DIR                N  N  N  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                0  0  0  1  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              31 44 45 27 67 65 76 44 55 39 60 44 78 91 62 61 57 67 67
VSBY                    1 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10  1 10  3  3  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          40          30          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC IS             NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              SC SC SC IS             NM NM SC IS         
Obvis                  PF                            PF                        
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR              W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S NE  E NW NW  N NW NW  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD              2  2  2  5  8  4  2  1  3  1  3  8  4  3  5  2  3  3  2
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  2 26 41 20  1  1  2  1  4 40 22 14  3  1  2  2  3
MAX LVORI               8  7  5  3  1  2  5  7  7  8  6  3  3  4  6  7  7  8  6
STABILITY               G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  3100  None  None  None  2800  4700 12500
STA PRES                  27.76 27.78 27.73 27.76 27.77 27.80 27.77 27.80 27.81


Date           07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       87      68      89      69      89      69      86      67      86
TEMP          84 78 70 71 88 77 71 72 87 77 72 72 85 75 69 69 83 76
DEWPT         70 70 67 68 70 70 67 68 70 69 67 67 71 69 66 66 67 66
RH            63 76 90 90 55 79 87 87 57 76 84 84 63 82 90 90 59 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      20      40      20      40      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS    IS SC IS       SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS SC IS       SC IS 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