RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VAZ024-262000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date             Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26
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                 87          64          88          67          90
TEMP                   85 87 77 72 67 65 69 81 87 88 82 73 69 68 70 80 86 89 82
DEWPT                  64 64 68 67 66 65 66 68 65 65 66 68 68 67 69 73 73 73 70
MAX/MIN RH                   46          98          46         100          60
RH                     50 46 74 84 97100 90 65 48 47 58 84 97 97 97 79 65 59 67
WIND DIR                W  W NE SE SE NW  W  N  W  W  W NW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                2  3  1  1  1  2  1  2  3  4  2  3  1  1  2  5  6  6  4
WIND GUST                                                           16 20 18 17
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)              41 39 55 40 32 42 42 26 63 66 51 60 64 64 95 95 93 93 51
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  6  3  5 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     20          30          20          40          80
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC                   IS IS SC SC  O  O NM NM SC
TSTMS                        IS IS                   IS             IS NM SC IS
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT                 5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  1
T WIND DIR             NW  W  N  E  S NW NW  N  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  W
T WIND SPD              4  4  5  2  2  4  3  3  4 10 12  8  2  2  3  6 13 18  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    31 27  3  1  1  2  3 16 29 41  6  4  1  1  4 22 49 69  6
MAX LVORI               1  2  3  5  8  8  6  3  2  1  3  6  7 10  9  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  4500 17800 35000  9100  6800
STA PRES                  28.35 28.38 28.38 28.39 28.35 28.33 28.31 28.26 28.16


Date          Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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       65      88      61      86      62      88      64      87
TEMP          69 68 86 80 66 65 84 79 65 66 85 80 68 68 85 79
DEWPT         68 67 65 63 62 63 63 63 62 63 64 66 65 66 67 68
RH            97 97 50 56 87 93 49 58 90 90 50 62 90 93 55 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW SC CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      10       5       5       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                               IS       IS SC
TSTMS         IS                                           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