RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

VAZ018-142000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Date             Tue 07/14/26            Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 86          64          95          69          96
TEMP                78 85 86 76 69 66 64 68 85 93 95 85 75 71 69 73 88 95 96 85
DEWPT               65 63 62 64 60 61 61 64 65 65 64 66 65 65 64 66 68 65 64 67
MAX/MIN RH                   44          92          36          84          36
RH                  64 48 45 66 73 84 90 87 51 40 36 53 71 81 84 79 52 37 35 55
WIND DIR             E SE  E  S  W NW NW NW  N  E  S  S  W NW NW NW  N SE SW  W
WIND SPD             1  3  3  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            6  6  7 10  2  1  5 16  0 17  1 12  3  3 10 19  9 13 19 30
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  4  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E NE  S  W  W  W NW  N  N NW  S  W NW NW NW NE  S SW SW
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  2  3  4  4  4  9  2  1  1  4  4  4  3  1  2  3  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 27 20  1  2  2  2  4 30 15  8  1  2  2  2  3  5 20 30  1
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  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  None
STA PRES            27.99 27.93 27.92 27.88 27.88 27.81 27.82 27.82 27.83 27.77


Date          Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       70      95      70      91      69      88      68      88
TEMP          74 75 94 82 73 73 88 79 72 72 85 78 71 70 85 77
DEWPT         66 68 67 69 67 68 70 70 68 69 71 69 66 66 67 66
RH            76 79 41 65 81 84 55 74 87 90 63 74 84 87 55 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0      40      30      60      30      50      20      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC    SC NM SC IS IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                  SC SC    SC NM 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