RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

VAZ024-202000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
401 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
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                 89          66          82          65          88
TEMP          69 70 85 89 87 78 72 70 68 68 76 81 78 73 70 68 67 67 79 87 84 75
DEWPT         65 65 67 68 69 69 69 68 66 67 69 70 71 69 68 67 65 67 71 70 68 67
MAX/MIN RH                   50          98          68         100          55
RH            87 84 55 50 55 74 90 93 93 97 79 69 79 87 93 97 93100 77 57 59 76
WIND DIR       N  N SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  E  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  0  3  5  4  1  0  0  0  1  1  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  1
CLOUDS        FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     12 37 30 57 59 58 60 45 40 49 48 74 67100100 81 63 58 51 52 52 26
VSBY          10 10 10  7  7  7  6  7 10 10  7  6  6  3  3  7  7  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     30          40          60          90          30
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS SC IS       IS SC SC  O  O SC SC IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                  IS IS IS                SC SC SC IS             IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR     N SE SW  W  W NW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE  E SE  E  E  E  E  S  S SE
T WIND SPD     2  1 17 19 10  2  3 12  9  4  9  4  5  3  5  4  2  2  2  3  3  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  1 80 76 39  1  2  6  4  5 25 17 17  3  5  2  1  2  7 17 20  1
MAX LVORI      6  5  1  1  1  3  6  6  6  7  3  3  3  6  7  8  8  9  4  2  2  4
STABILITY      G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  D  D  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  4200  None  None  None  1000   300   300  None  None
STA PRES            28.51 28.47 28.53 28.58 28.62 28.59 28.57 28.53 28.51 28.44


Date          Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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       62      86      59      86      58      86      62      88
TEMP          66 66 86 75 63 61 84 74 61 61 84 75 64 65 86 77
DEWPT         65 64 63 60 59 59 59 58 57 57 63 63 63 63 68 67
RH            97 93 46 60 87 93 43 57 87 87 49 66 97 93 55 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       5      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC
TSTMS                                                      SC

$$


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