RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ018-120800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date           06/11/26      Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            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                 70          88          66          89          66
TEMP                74 72 71 74 83 88 86 76 72 70 66 68 80 87 89 80 70 67 66 70
DEWPT               67 65 66 68 68 67 68 66 65 64 61 60 59 57 55 60 57 57 57 60
MIN/MAX RH                   84          50          87          31          73
RH                  79 79 84 82 61 50 55 71 79 81 84 76 49 36 32 51 63 70 73 71
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SE  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD             6 10  9  6 10  8  8  6  5  3  3  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1
WIND GUST                    24 26 20 20 24 20 14                              
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           34 43 31 27 16 57 65 80 32 56 40 18  6 12 10 13 19 34 35 52
VSBY                10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  7  2  1  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          50          10           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC                                  IS SC
TSTMS                              SC SC                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  W SW SE            
T WIND SPD           3  5  8 24 21 19 17 17 17  8  3  9  2  2  4  3            
DISPERSION          PR FR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  4 48112 86 50 12  8  4  2 14 10 16 36  2            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY            F  G  G  B  B  C  C  E  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  3900  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.70 27.72 27.72 27.70 27.76 27.80 27.83 27.77            


Date           06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       90      61      78      58      76      56      81      60      84
TEMP          88 77 66 62 76 71 62 62 75 70 60 61 79 74 62 65 81 78
DEWPT         66 67 62 57 56 54 52 53 54 55 52 54 54 56 54 56 62 62
RH            48 71 87 84 50 55 70 72 48 59 75 78 42 53 75 73 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      30      20      20      20      10      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC       IS    IS IS IS          IS       SC SC
TSTMS            SC IS                   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