RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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          68          86          68          87
TEMP                81 85 81 74 71 71 69 70 79 83 82 75 71 69 68 71 81 86 83 75
DEWPT               73 74 75 72 69 69 68 69 72 72 71 69 67 67 66 68 70 71 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   70          97          67          94          61
RH                  77 70 82 93 93 93 97 97 79 70 69 82 87 93 93 90 69 61 65 82
WIND DIR            SE SW  S  W  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  2  2  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  6  4  3  4  4  5  6  6  8  5
WIND GUST                                   16 17 19 17 14 17 18 21 20 21 21 21
CLOUDS              SC OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           45 91 82 69 67 63 63 42 52 63 82 41 14 15 30 32 31 76 76 63
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  3  5  5 10 10 10 10 10  8  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          70           5          60
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC SC IS IS    IS    SC NM                   NM NM SC
TSTMS               IS SC SC SC IS             SC SC                   SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  3  1
T WIND DIR           W NE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W NW
T WIND SPD           2  2  4  9  8  4  6  6  6 12 16 14  3  3  4  8 25 23 29 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 10 10 13  4  4  2  3 10 23 48 53 10  2  2  2 14112 88121  7
MAX LVORI            4  3  4  6  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  4  6  7  6  5  1  1  1  4
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  C  C  C  E  G  F  F  A  B  C  B  E
CEILING              None  2400  3200  None  None  3900  None  None  None  6000
STA PRES            27.84 27.81 27.80 27.78 27.77 27.74 27.75 27.73 27.71 27.67


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       68      84      66      82      64      83      64      88
TEMP          71 71 83 74 69 68 80 74 68 67 81 75 67 67 86 78
DEWPT         68 68 72 69 66 65 68 66 62 63 66 65 61 62 64 66
RH            90 90 70 84 90 90 67 76 81 87 60 71 81 84 48 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      60      30      60      40      40      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC            
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       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