RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

VAZ024-050900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
132 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date           03/03/26      Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 40          65          51          78          57
TEMP                      43 45 54 61 62 65 59 56 53 52 64 76 78 72 66 63 59 57
DEWPT                     41 41 50 54 55 54 53 52 51 51 56 57 56 55 55 54 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                   99          67          96          47          90
RH                        93 86 86 78 78 68 80 86 93 96 75 52 47 55 68 72 83 90
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W NE SE  E SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                   2  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST                                                     14               
CLOUDS                    B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 85 67 75 77 79 70 52 48 69 63 59 40 55 47 42 34 49 69
VSBY                       8  6 10 10  9  9  8  6 10  5  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
POP 12HR                     20          40          10          20          10
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC IS                   IS IS               
Obvis                    PF+PF+                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  1  1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
T WIND SPD                 3  3  2  6  8  3  8  5  4  4 12 18 17  6  2  2  2  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3  3 18 18  2  4  3  2  4 18 86 53  3  1  1  1  2
MAX LVORI                  7  6  6  3  3  3  5  6  8  6  3  1  1  3  3  3  5  6
STABILITY                  F  C  C  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  D  F  F  G  F  C
CEILING                     500   500  5000  3100  3900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.73 28.73 28.68 28.67 28.63 28.65 28.60 28.63 28.66


Date           03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       82      59      81      59      75      53      76      55      80
TEMP          80 75 63 60 80 74 64 59 74 66 59 53 73 69 60 55 77 74
DEWPT         59 58 57 56 60 58 57 54 51 47 47 46 50 50 51 52 58 56
RH            49 55 81 87 51 57 78 83 44 50 64 77 44 51 72 90 52 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           20      10      60      40      40      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS          NM SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       SC
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