RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

VAZ024-110800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Date           03/10/26      Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            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
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                 59          85          46          54          31
TEMP          80 74 67 62 59 60 72 82 84 78 73 69 57 46 51 49 50 45 39 35 32 32
DEWPT         54 54 55 56 56 57 62 61 60 58 56 54 51 41 35 27 20 17 19 20 21 21
MIN/MAX RH                   90          44          85          29          67
RH            41 50 65 81 90 90 71 49 44 50 55 59 80 83 54 42 30 32 44 54 63 63
WIND DIR      SW  S  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S
WIND SPD       4  2  2  1  1  1  3  6  8  5  6  6  8 10 11 11  9  3  2  1  1  2
WIND GUST                          17 20 21 23 23 25 28 28 25 24 14            
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      9 24  6 25 43 66 57 48 43 35 58 86 91 93 85 68 16  6  2  9 35 46
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10 10  8  8  8  8            
POP 12HR                     10          30          80          60           0
RAIN                                               D  L  L                     
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC IS    IS IS  O                              
TSTMS                        IS IS                                             
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  7  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  8  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    10  4  3  3  2  1  8 21 25 16 12 17 24 24 23 20 18  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           71  2  2  2  1  1 17105193  7  8 12 32 72 73 82 91  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  5  7  7  3  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  C  B  B  B  F  E  E  D  C  C  C  C  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  9100  2600 14100  None  None      
STA PRES      28.53 28.55 28.51 28.47 28.34 28.32 28.43 28.60 28.64            


Date           03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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       61      41      67      42      70      48      58      25      42
TEMP          57 57 50 42 62 59 47 44 65 66 61 50 51 42 31 26 40 37
DEWPT         24 29 31 29 27 33 34 37 49 50 54 47 31 21 14  9  7  8
RH            28 34 48 60 26 37 60 76 56 56 78 89 46 43 49 48 25 29
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      30      70      60      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC NM NM SC IS         
SNOWSHWRS                                               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