RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

VAZ024-032000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date             Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26
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          71          97          71          92
TEMP                89 96 95 83 77 74 72 73 89 95 94 83 77 74 72 73 87 92 88 77
DEWPT               71 70 70 70 70 70 69 70 72 70 70 69 69 69 68 69 72 71 71 70
MAX/MIN RH                   42          89          43          90          50
RH                  56 43 45 65 79 87 90 90 57 45 46 63 76 84 87 87 61 51 57 79
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW  N  N  N  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE
WIND SPD             1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  4  5  3  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS              CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)            5 11 34 43 55 26  9  4  4 19 25 43 23 36 15 30 30 69 69 71
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     40          30          40          10          50
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS IS             SC SC             IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS                     SC IS                IS IS                   SC SC IS
MIX HGT              4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E
T WIND SPD           6  6  6  2  2  3  3  3 16 17 12  9  4  3  2  2  9 10  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 31 55 46  1  1  2  2  3 69140 83  4  2  2  1  2 37 57 28  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  7  6  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  1  1  2  4
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6300
STA PRES            28.56 28.50 28.51 28.50 28.50 28.43 28.45 28.46 28.49 28.44


Date          Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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       64      83      60      82      58      87      62      91
TEMP          69 65 80 73 64 61 79 73 63 60 85 77 66 64 89 81
DEWPT         68 65 65 63 61 60 63 61 60 59 64 63 61 61 66 65
RH            97100 60 71 90 97 58 66 90 96 50 62 84 90 47 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           60      20      10       5       5       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM    IS IS                                    
TSTMS         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