RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

VAZ024-220800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Date           08/21/26      Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26            Mon
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          86          62          85          57
TEMP             71 69 67 66 66 75 82 81 73 68 66 64 64 77 84 80 71 64 60 57 59
DEWPT            65 64 67 66 66 70 70 70 69 68 66 64 64 64 60 58 56 56 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          62         100          43          96
RH               81 84100100100 84 67 69 87100100100100 64 44 47 59 75 87 93 93
WIND DIR          E  N  N  N  N  N  S  S SW  N  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW  W NW  W
WIND SPD          1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  1  2  2  5  6  6  3  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                                     18 13            
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        70 86 84 82 82 86 36 48 56 53 41 22 19  2  6 10  4  5  2  0  1
VSBY              9  7  5  5  5  9 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          60          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC IS SC SC    IS SC IS                                 
TSTMS                           IS    IS SC                                    
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR        E  E NE NE  E  E  E  S SE  E SW SW  W NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD        2  3  3  3  5  4  2  2  6  5  2  5  9 17 16 12  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  2  2  2  6 11 11 11  3  3  1  3  9 78103 91  3            
MAX LVORI         6  7 10 10  8  5  3  3  6  9 10  9  8  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              3200   900   300  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.55 28.52 28.53 28.46 28.45 28.42 28.47 28.47            


Date           08/24Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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      87      64      87      64      89
TEMP          84 72 59 58 83 74 63 63 85 76 67 67 85 76 67 67 87 78
DEWPT         56 55 54 54 58 60 60 60 66 66 67 67 70 69 67 67 69 68
RH            38 55 83 86 43 62 90 90 53 71100100 61 79100100 55 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      30      40      50      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC IS SC IS       IS
TSTMS                                    IS IS       SC          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