RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

VAZ024-172000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                 91          67          86          65          80
TEMP             67 83 90 84 77 73 71 69 71 81 85 82 74 71 69 66 65 72 77 79 73
DEWPT            63 68 67 70 70 69 68 67 68 70 69 70 70 69 67 64 63 62 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   47          98          61          95          59
RH               87 61 47 63 79 87 90 93 90 69 59 67 87 93 93 93 93 71 64 60 76
WIND DIR         NW  N  W NW  S SW  W NW NW  N  N NE  N NE  E  E NE  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD          1  0  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1
CLOUDS           FW FW B1 SC B2 SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)         7 10 59 44 75 46 36 33 10 26 70 67 69 77 75 71 68 80 76 70 64
VSBY             10  9 10 10 10  7  6  4  5  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           5          70          50          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS                   NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS         
TSTMS                  SC IS                   SC SC IS                        
MIX HGT          <1  2  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1  1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD        2  3  6 10  3  4  4  3  2 11  8  4  4  9 10 10 10  5  4  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2  8 43 27  2  2  2  2  2 42 32 14  2  4  5  5 10 16 13 19  3
MAX LVORI         5  3  1  2  4  6  6  7  6  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  5  3  2  2  3
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  6300  None  None  None  3100  2800  2600  2200   700
STA PRES            28.74 28.67 28.64 28.61 28.63 28.56 28.58 28.59 28.63 28.58


Date          Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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      88      65      83      62      76      59      74
TEMP          66 65 86 78 69 67 81 73 66 63 74 70 64 60 71 67
DEWPT         66 65 71 70 68 67 70 68 66 63 68 67 63 60 65 65
RH           100100 61 76 97100 69 84100100 82 90 97100 81 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      30      20      60      40      60      50      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS    IS NM SC IS IS NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC          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