RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

VAZ018-222000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date             Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26
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                 87          65          80          57          85
TEMP                82 82 79 73 70 68 66 67 73 78 78 70 63 59 57 61 75 82 84 76
DEWPT               66 68 69 68 65 65 63 62 62 59 57 54 52 52 51 52 53 52 51 55
MAX/MIN RH                   55          91          48          81          31
RH                  58 63 72 84 84 90 90 84 68 52 48 57 67 78 80 72 46 35 32 48
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  6  5  4  4  4  6  9  9  9  9  6  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  1
WIND GUST           21 19 18 19 19 19 23 27 24 23 23 23 13                     
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           62 72 87 68 66 73 55 51 50 44 27  3  2 13  6  5  5 16 16  9
VSBY                10  4  4  5  7  7 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          50           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM  O SC IS IS                                          
TSTMS               IS NM  O SC                                                
MIX HGT              4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR           S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          12 25 21 16  5  3  4 12 19 17 19 23  8  4  3  2  2  3  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 46 97 71 11  4  2  3 25 79 86102 10  4  2  2  3 14 26 37  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  3  4  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  2  2  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              3100  3100  1100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.70 27.68 27.72 27.71 27.76 27.80 27.86 27.87 27.88 27.84


Date          Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
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       63      88      66      87      65      86      66      89
TEMP          64 67 87 77 68 69 84 77 68 69 83 77 69 70 86 79
DEWPT         53 55 61 64 62 63 65 64 62 63 66 66 63 64 66 67
RH            67 65 42 64 81 81 53 64 81 81 57 69 81 81 51 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      30      20      50      40      50      20      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                  SC IS    IS SC SC       SC IS    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