RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

VAZ018-102000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Date             Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26
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                 81          70          89          71          91
TEMP                76 79 80 76 72 71 71 74 83 88 87 80 74 72 71 75 84 88 86 77
DEWPT               69 70 70 68 68 67 67 68 70 69 69 68 68 67 66 67 68 67 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   70          90          53          86          50
RH                  79 74 72 76 87 87 87 82 65 54 55 67 82 84 84 76 59 50 57 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  6  6  4  3  3  4  5  8  5  5  3  2  3  4  5  9  8  8  8
WIND GUST           23 21 18 18 16 16 17 21 20 16 16 14    13 16 21 26 21 21 26
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           77 64 57 37 19 17  8 11 17 30 27 26 17 23 23 26 11 71 71 55
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10                     
POP 12HR                     80          10          10          10          60
RAIN SHWRS          NM SC IS                                           NM NM   
TSTMS               IS SC IS                                           SC SC   
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  4  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          19 26 21 16  9  6  9 23 17 11 11 13  4  4  6 23 20 13 12 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 60 93 69  7  4  3  4 40 81 74 61  6  2  2  3 37108 61 46 13
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  1  1  3  5  5  5  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  G  G  F  A  B  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  B  C  C  D
CEILING              1200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3900
STA PRES            27.79 27.72 27.71 27.74 27.77 27.72 27.72 27.73 27.72 27.68


Date          Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       67      86      62      89      66      83      63      81
TEMP          70 69 84 79 66 69 88 80 70 69 81 75 66 66 79 74
DEWPT         65 61 57 59 56 58 60 63 62 61 63 61 59 58 61 60
RH            84 76 40 50 70 68 39 56 76 76 54 62 78 75 54 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW CL FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5      30      50      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              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