RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

VAZ018-282000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

Date             Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26            Sat 05/30/26
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                 78          54          81          56          78
TEMP                72 78 77 70 62 58 54 58 70 78 80 73 65 59 57 58 70 75 77 70
DEWPT               61 56 53 52 51 50 48 51 54 52 51 53 51 49 47 50 51 52 52 51
MAX/MIN RH                   43          80          37          74          41
RH                  68 47 43 53 67 75 80 77 57 40 36 49 60 69 69 75 51 45 42 51
WIND DIR             N NW NW  N  N  N  E SE  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E
WIND SPD             6 10 10  8  4  2  2  1  3  4  5  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3
WIND GUST           17    20 18                                              16
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            8 10  8  4  4  3 11 19 22 25 35 45 42 39 46 53 57 59 57 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  6  8 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT              4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  N NW NW  E SW  W  W  S  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD          16 17 16 16  5  3  3  3  5  5  6  2  3  4  4  4  9  8  8  8
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 69116103 11  3  2  2  5 21 32 40  1  2  2  2  4 29 45 37  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 21300  4300
STA PRES            27.80 27.79 27.84 27.86 27.83 27.71 27.67 27.63 27.64 27.65


Date          Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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       53      74      55      76      52      75      51      75
TEMP          58 57 71 67 57 59 74 68 56 57 72 66 54 56 72 66
DEWPT         46 45 51 54 51 54 54 53 49 50 49 51 46 48 50 52
RH            64 64 49 63 80 83 50 59 77 77 44 58 74 74 46 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5      20      30      10      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC       IS IS            
TSTMS                              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