RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ018-252000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date             Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26
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                 86          65          90          68          85
TEMP                77 83 84 77 70 67 66 70 85 90 87 77 71 69 68 71 80 85 82 74
DEWPT               56 56 58 61 59 59 59 61 65 64 65 67 66 65 65 66 69 70 71 69
MAX/MIN RH                   40          78          43          89          63
RH                  48 40 41 58 68 75 78 73 51 42 48 71 84 87 90 84 69 61 69 84
WIND DIR            SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  3  6  8  6  4
WIND GUST                                                        14 21 21 20 21
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           21 23 37 19 30 43 50 30 44 70 57 66 66 67 81 76 76 86 86 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          50          80
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM  O  O SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC SC             IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2  1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          13  8  8  6  4  4  4  4  9  8 13 18 10  3  3 11 25 26 21 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 86 64 53  3  2  2  2  4 55 37 51  8  5  2  2 12 85134 59 10
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  4  1  1  3  4
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  G  F  F  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  4500  1800  9400  2300  5200
STA PRES                  27.83 27.84 27.87 27.88 27.84 27.81 27.77 27.77 27.72


Date          Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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      87      67      91      68      96      70      96
TEMP          70 71 85 79 69 70 88 81 71 72 92 85 73 75 96 84
DEWPT         67 67 69 68 65 66 69 68 63 64 67 67 64 65 66 67
RH            90 87 59 69 87 87 54 65 76 76 44 55 73 71 38 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      40      10      20       0       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS SC       IS IS                        
TSTMS         SC    IS SC       IS IS                        

$$


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