RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

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

Date           06/01/26      Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            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                 55          69          50          79          54
TEMP          77 68 62 58 55 57 63 68 67 61 56 53 50 56 70 77 78 70 61 56 54 60
DEWPT         48 50 48 47 47 49 52 51 52 52 48 46 44 48 48 48 48 53 48 46 44 50
MIN/MAX RH                   76          53          80          34          71
RH            36 52 60 67 74 75 67 54 59 72 74 77 80 74 45 36 35 55 62 69 69 69
WIND DIR       N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NW  N  N NE  E  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST        12          14 16                                             
CLOUDS        SC B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     50 75 50 54 52 39 43 40 52 31 32  7  8  5  1  3  6 24 17  2  2  1
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10
POP 12HR                      5          30           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC                                       
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N NW  N NE  N NE  E            
T WIND SPD     3  6  6  4 13 11 12  9  8  8  3  3  3  3  5  9  8  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           26  3  3  2  6 23 47 59 39  4  2  2  2  3 38 73 63  2            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.82 27.89 27.99 27.99 28.05 28.06 28.09 28.03            


Date           06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       85      56      85      60      85      63      84      63      83
TEMP          82 72 60 63 82 76 63 65 82 77 66 67 81 76 67 66 80 75
DEWPT         51 55 49 52 51 56 52 55 55 58 56 58 59 61 59 59 61 61
RH            34 55 67 67 34 50 67 70 40 52 70 73 47 60 75 78 52 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                SC          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