RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

VAZ024-180800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
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                 67          91          65          79          64
TEMP                71 70 68 69 85 91 86 75 71 70 68 66 71 76 79 74 69 67 66 66
DEWPT               67 67 67 68 70 70 70 71 70 69 66 65 65 66 66 66 65 65 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          50          97          63         100
RH                  87 90 97 97 61 50 59 87 97 97 93 97 81 71 64 76 87 93100100
WIND DIR             W  W NW  W NE  N NE NE  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  1  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              SC B1 OV OV SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           38 65 90 90 43 71 75 60 82 81 64 62 82 78 72 60 77 77 62 51
VSBY                10  1  0  0 10  6  6  7  3  7  6  7  7 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          80          70          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                         NM NM SC NM SC SC IS IS                     
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                                    
Obvis                  PF F+ F+                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE  E SE  S SE            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3  6  8  3 11  3  3  8  4  5  1  5  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 28 32  9  5  2  2  4  4 12  3 16  4            
MAX LVORI            7  7  8  8  2  1  3  5  8  8  8  7  4  3  2  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    8000  None  3400  3000  1700  3600  2600  2600      
STA PRES                  28.61 28.61 28.55 28.59 28.59 28.61 28.57            


Date           09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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       87      66      85      63      73      56      64      54      67
TEMP          84 78 69 67 82 74 66 64 70 66 60 57 63 58 56 55 65 61
DEWPT         71 71 68 67 71 69 66 64 69 65 60 57 62 58 56 55 61 60
RH            65 79 97100 69 84100100 97 97100100 97100100100 87 97
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      20      70      60      60      60      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS IS IS NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC IS       SC IS       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