RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

VAZ018-280800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

Date           05/27/26      Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26            Sat
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                 64          82          54          80          57
TEMP                67 65 64 66 75 80 80 69 62 57 54 58 70 77 79 71 63 59 57 60
DEWPT               63 61 60 61 63 60 58 55 52 49 48 48 52 53 53 55 51 48 47 49
MIN/MAX RH                   88          45          79          40          69
RH                  87 87 87 84 66 51 47 61 70 75 80 69 53 43 41 57 65 67 69 67
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             3  3  4  4  4  5  6  4  2  1  1  0  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           16 14 16 17 16 17 19 17                                    
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           57 54 30 22 11 19  7 12  7 12 20 16 21 26 38 43 54 47 57 49
VSBY                 4  2  0  0 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     50           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC    IS                                                   
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  E  S SW  W  S            
T WIND SPD          11  5 10 11 12 14 14 14  4  3  3  2  5  5  6  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 10  4  9 17 54 99 65  7  2  2  2  4 23 31 40  3            
MAX LVORI            4  6  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  E  D  B  B  B  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.75 27.75 27.80 27.79 27.84 27.86 27.84 27.72            


Date           05/30Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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       79      55      75      55      77      56      74      54      74
TEMP          79 69 58 57 73 67 58 59 74 69 58 58 72 66 56 56 71 66
DEWPT         51 54 48 46 52 54 49 50 53 53 48 50 51 52 48 49 51 52
RH            38 59 69 67 48 63 72 72 48 57 69 75 48 61 74 77 49 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      30      20      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                                IS          IS

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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