RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date             Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26
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                 93          71          89          65          89
TEMP                84 90 90 81 75 73 72 75 84 89 87 77 72 68 65 67 79 86 88 79
DEWPT               69 67 67 67 65 66 66 68 68 68 70 67 65 64 60 60 59 57 55 60
MAX/MIN RH                   42          81          50          87          32
RH                  61 47 47 63 71 79 81 79 59 50 57 71 79 87 84 78 50 37 33 52
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NW  W NW
WIND SPD             6  5  5  2  2  3  4  6 10  8  8  6  5  4  3  2  1  1  2  1
WIND GUST           18       12    13 17 24 26 21 21 24 21 16                  
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           20 22 42 42 55 38 38 14 18 34 67 73 35 33 18 10  8  7  8 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  8  7 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  2  6 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20          10          70           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS                      SC                           
TSTMS                     IS                      SC                           
MIX HGT              4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          16  9 11 13  3  4  6 21 20 16 14 12  6  9  5  5  4  5  6  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 73 56 76  6  2  2  3 40104108 51  8  3  4  3  7 21 42 58  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  A  A  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  C  E  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  3900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.77 27.74 27.73 27.74 27.73 27.69 27.74 27.77 27.80 27.76


Date          Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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       65      89      64      80      59      77      58      80
TEMP          66 69 89 77 69 67 79 73 64 63 76 72 61 63 79 73
DEWPT         56 59 64 67 63 59 59 57 55 55 56 55 53 54 54 56
RH            70 70 44 71 81 75 50 57 73 75 50 55 75 72 42 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      50      30      40      40      40      10      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC    IS SC SC SC SC IS          IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC       IS IS          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