RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date           07/16/26      Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 71          93          72          90          70
TEMP          92 82 76 73 71 74 86 90 90 81 76 74 72 74 85 89 85 77 74 72 71 72
DEWPT         67 68 66 66 66 68 70 70 70 70 68 68 67 69 72 72 72 71 69 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                   83          48          86          58          93
RH            44 63 71 79 84 82 59 52 52 69 76 82 84 84 65 57 65 82 84 90 93 90
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  N  E  E SE SE  E  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  1  4  6  6  5  5  5  5  6
WIND GUST        12                                     14 18 19 21 23 23 23 23
CLOUDS        FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     18 47  7  3 14 28 15 20 31 41 63 46 32 43 51 86 86 63 63 59 68 68
VSBY          10 10 10  8  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS IS  O  O SC SC IS IS   
TSTMS                                    IS             IS SC SC SC IS         
Obvis          H              K  K  K  K                                       
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  W NW NW NW  N  E  S  S SE  N SE  S SW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     3  5  5  4  3  3  6  4  4  8  0  3  2  4 11 16 16 18            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           24  3  3  2  2  3 29 32 27  4  0  2  1  4 40 66 61 12            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  5  2  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY      A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3100  3000      
STA PRES            27.82 27.86 27.91 27.84 27.82 27.78 27.74 27.65            


Date           07/19Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       87      66      86      68      89      69      85      62      82
TEMP          86 77 69 68 84 77 70 70 87 79 72 70 83 74 66 64 80 74
DEWPT         71 67 65 64 67 67 66 67 70 69 67 67 67 63 62 60 62 61
RH            61 71 87 87 57 71 87 90 57 72 84 90 59 69 87 87 54 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      20      20      10      40      40      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS       IS       IS SC SC IS SC SC       IS   
TSTMS            SC IS       IS          SC SC       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