RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ018-042000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date             Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26
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                 99          71          96          69          90
TEMP          72 77 94 99 90 82 76 73 71 75 90 95 89 78 74 71 70 72 84 89 85 76
DEWPT         66 69 71 67 68 68 66 66 66 68 70 68 70 70 69 68 67 69 71 72 73 72
MAX/MIN RH                   36          84          41          92          57
RH            81 76 47 36 49 63 71 79 84 79 52 42 54 76 84 90 90 90 65 57 67 87
WIND DIR      NW NW SE  S  W  W NW  W NW  N SW  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  3  4  2  2  1  1  0  1  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  3  1
CLOUDS        FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW CL B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     12  4  8 55 53 50 40 47 52 21  4 53 82 54 53 48 56 66 61 86 86 73
VSBY           5  7 10  9 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9  7  2  3  3  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          70          30          80
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC IS IS          SC NM SC SC       SC SC  O  O NM
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS             SC SC SC IS          SC NM NM SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NE SW  S NW NW  W NW  W  W SW  S SW  W  N  N SE SE  S  S NW
T WIND SPD     4  3  4  2  8  2  4  6  4  2  5  4  9  8  3  3  2  2  4  6  8 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 27 18 28  1  2  3  2  2 29 38 29  4  2  2  1  2 19 30 17  5
MAX LVORI      5  4  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  5  2  1  2  4  5  7  7  6  3  2  3  5
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  C  F  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4000  None  1300   700  2800
STA PRES            27.86 27.79 27.78 27.77 27.79 27.74 27.76 27.79 27.82 27.78


Date          Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       69      87      68      87      67      89      69      90
TEMP          70 71 86 77 70 70 85 78 70 71 86 79 71 72 87 79
DEWPT         68 69 71 70 67 67 69 69 66 67 69 69 66 67 69 69
RH            93 93 61 79 90 90 59 74 87 87 57 72 84 84 55 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      70      30      40      20      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS SC NM SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       SC
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       SC 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