RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
405 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

VAZ018-302000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
405 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date             Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26
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                 82          58          86          64          86
TEMP          60 62 74 80 80 71 65 61 59 64 78 84 85 75 69 66 65 68 79 84 82 74
DEWPT         56 57 57 57 57 56 54 55 55 57 59 57 57 59 57 58 58 60 64 64 65 66
MAX/MIN RH                   45          85          38          79          52
RH            87 84 55 45 45 59 68 81 87 78 52 40 39 58 66 75 78 76 60 51 56 76
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW SE  S  S SE  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       6  8 10  9  8  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  6  6  6
WIND GUST                 18 20                                     13 17 19 21
CLOUDS        FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      7  9  3  5  2  3  7  7  4 10  6 26  4 22 39 56 61 64 65 82 74 80
VSBY          10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  5  2
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  W NW NW  N                                 
T WIND SPD     6  9 14 12 12 16  5  3  4  2  1                                 
DISPERSION    PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            3 12 55 72 75  7  3  2  2  2  6  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
MAX LVORI      6  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  4
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4700  4700   900
STA PRES            27.75 27.74 27.80 27.81 27.81   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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      78      67      82      67      82      68      84
TEMP          70 68 75 72 69 69 80 74 69 68 80 74 70 70 82 75
DEWPT         66 67 72 70 67 68 71 71 67 67 71 71 67 68 72 71
RH            87 97 90 93 93 97 74 90 93 97 74 90 90 93 72 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           70      80      40      50      30      60      30      60
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC  O SC       SC SC    IS NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS         IS       SC SC       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