RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ018-142000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
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          59          73          54          81
TEMP                   86 80 73 70 65 60 60 66 72 73 66 59 56 54 60 72 79 81 73
DEWPT                  62 65 65 65 60 56 54 52 50 49 49 48 47 47 49 51 50 50 52
MAX/MIN RH                   44          86          43          76          33
RH                     45 60 76 84 84 87 81 61 46 43 54 67 72 77 67 48 36 34 48
WIND DIR               SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD                5  8  6  6  6  6  9  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  0  1  4  4  2
WIND GUST              18 21 23 26 24 25 25 19 18 19 18                   14 12
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              60 66 38 63 65 37 39 25 15  4 19 48 33 38 30 16 21 21 25
VSBY                   10 10  7  6  8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS SC                                             
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                                                
MIX HGT                 7  3 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD             12 14 10 12 12 14 18 18 14 16 13  5  3  2  4  8 12 12  8
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    60 51  5  8  8  7 49 73 74 87  6  3  2  1  5 47103103  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    2800  6700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.60 27.56 27.62 27.69 27.69 27.74 27.73 27.71 27.64


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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       59      86      66      91      67      81      60      82
TEMP          61 64 84 78 67 72 90 78 71 70 78 72 62 63 80 74
DEWPT         50 50 53 55 54 60 68 68 65 63 63 57 54 54 53 54
RH            67 60 34 45 63 66 49 71 81 78 60 59 75 72 39 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0      20      70      80      60      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS NM NM  O NM SC            
TSTMS                           IS 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