RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ024-032000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1131 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 98          73         104          70         100
TEMP                   97 97 89 78 75 73 77 96102100 88 77 73 71 75 93 99 96 85
DEWPT                  68 67 70 68 67 67 70 71 68 69 69 70 69 68 70 71 68 68 69
MAX/MIN RH                   37          85          33          94          36
RH                     39 38 54 71 76 81 79 45 34 37 54 79 87 90 84 49 37 40 59
WIND DIR                S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  S SW  N
WIND SPD                1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  2  1  0  0  0  0  3  4  2
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)               7 14 14 30 16 12 20 24 39 55 52 52 32 31 23 16 71 71 65
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10  8 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          30          30          60
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   IS SC SC SC             NM NM SC
TSTMS                     IS                   IS SC SC IS             SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  9  6 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W  W NW NW NW SW  W  W SW  W NW NW NW  W SW SW  W
T WIND SPD              4  5  2  3  4  4  2  3  4  3  1  5  3  3  3  4 10  4 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    36 49  1  2  2  2  2 16 39 21  1  3  2  2  3 22 93 21  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  5  5  5  2  1  2  2  4  6  7  6  2  1  2  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5900
STA PRES                  28.54 28.54 28.53 28.55 28.48 28.47 28.47 28.46 28.41


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       69      96      68      93      67      92      67      92
TEMP          72 73 94 82 71 72 91 82 70 71 89 83 70 71 90 84
DEWPT         70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 68 68 69 69 67 68 69 70
RH            93 93 47 69 97 93 50 67 93 90 52 63 90 90 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           50      70      50      50      40      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM SC IS    SC SC    IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       SC IS       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