RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 60          79          56          71          50
TEMP                      60 63 74 78 76 67 62 59 56 57 64 69 69 62 57 52 50 56
DEWPT                     54 55 53 50 50 51 49 48 47 49 51 50 50 50 47 45 43 47
MIN/MAX RH                   81          37          74          48          77
RH                        81 75 48 37 40 56 62 67 72 75 63 51 51 65 69 77 77 72
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  3  4  4  3  1  1  0  1  1
WIND GUST                       14                   13 14                     
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 46 43 65 59 53 70 63 42 56 34 45 46 31 24 17  6  8  6
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          30           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS       IS                  
TSTMS                                                      IS                  
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  N  N NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N NW NW NW  W NW
T WIND SPD                 3  6 11  5  2  8 10  6 11 10  9  5  2  3  3  3  3  3
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  8 57 38 14  4  5  3  5 18 32 23 10  2  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  4  4  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  2  2  3  3  3  4  3
STABILITY                  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  5200  5100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.72 27.75 27.76 27.82 27.88 27.97 27.99 28.01 28.01


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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       78      54      83      56      85      60      86      64      86
TEMP          76 69 56 59 81 74 61 63 84 77 64 66 85 78 67 68 84 77
DEWPT         47 52 46 49 52 56 50 53 54 58 53 56 58 61 57 60 62 63
RH            36 55 69 69 37 53 67 70 36 52 67 70 40 56 70 76 48 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       0       5      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                    SC SC
TSTMS                                                            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