RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/15/26      Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu
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                 51          79          60          86          68
TEMP                   55 53 59 70 77 77 71 65 62 60 64 77 83 85 78 70 68 68 74
DEWPT                  50 50 49 51 51 53 54 53 53 52 55 58 57 57 58 56 58 59 62
MIN/MAX RH                   90          40          76          35          73
RH                     83 89 69 51 40 43 55 65 72 75 73 52 41 39 50 61 70 73 66
WIND DIR               NW NW  N  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                3  2  0  1  4  5  2  1  2  2  3  6  8  6  3  3  4  6 12
WIND GUST                          14 16 12          14 21 21 20    14 18 27 35
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              12 18 25 36 59 51 39 28 54 43 12 10 19 23  8 21 37 41 41
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          10          10           5           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  8  8 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NE SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD              3  3  1  5  8 11 12  4  2  3 10 16 18 16 13            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                     2  2  2 32 62 87  6  2  1  2 21 97145132  6            
MAX LVORI               3  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.74 27.72 27.63 27.62 27.62 27.65 27.59            


Date           06/18Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       89      67      79      59      79      59      85      64      87
TEMP          89 79 71 69 76 71 62 62 77 71 61 63 81 76 66 67 83 78
DEWPT         69 67 65 63 63 57 54 53 52 53 51 53 56 59 57 58 64 64
RH            52 67 81 81 64 61 75 72 42 53 70 70 42 56 73 73 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      70      60      20       5       5      10      30      50
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM NM NM SC IS                      IS SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC IS    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