RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VAZ018-242000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date             Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26
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                 80          59          87          66          88
TEMP                   78 78 70 63 61 60 66 78 84 84 77 70 68 66 70 81 84 82 75
DEWPT                  50 50 54 53 52 51 54 57 57 58 61 60 60 59 62 65 65 67 67
MAX/MIN RH                   36          72          39          78          52
RH                     37 37 57 70 72 72 65 48 40 41 58 71 76 78 76 58 53 61 76
WIND DIR               SW  W NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                1  3  2  0  0  0  0  3  4  5  3  3  3  2  2  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST                                                                 16 13
CLOUDS                 FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              24  5 18 16 41 58 42 22 24 51 34 21 33 38 33 37 65 65 62
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  W  W  W NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S  W
T WIND SPD              3  4  1  2  3  3  1  6  8 10 12  4  4  3  3  6  9 13  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    23 33  1  1  2  2  1 41 65 46  6  2  2  2  3 31 40 53  3
MAX LVORI               2  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  4
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4000
STA PRES                  27.84 27.85 27.85 27.86 27.83 27.84 27.86 27.89 27.82


Date          Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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       68      84      68      89      67      87      68      92
TEMP          70 72 80 74 69 71 86 79 69 70 85 78 70 72 90 82
DEWPT         64 66 69 68 66 66 68 67 63 64 66 66 62 63 66 66
RH            81 81 69 82 90 84 55 67 81 81 53 67 76 73 45 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      50      20      40      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS    IS SC       IS               
TSTMS         SC    IS SC IS    IS SC       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