RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

VAZ024-030800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

Date           09/02/26      Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat
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                 71          99          72          97          71
TEMP          94 85 79 76 74 75 88 95 97 88 77 74 72 75 87 94 96 86 76 73 71 72
DEWPT         70 70 70 70 68 69 70 68 68 71 70 69 69 69 69 66 67 68 69 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                   90          38          89          39          95
RH            46 61 74 82 82 82 55 42 39 57 79 84 90 82 55 40 39 55 79 87 93 90
WIND DIR      SW SE  N  N  N  N  N  W  W SW  W  N  N  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW
WIND SPD       5  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  2  1  0  1  1
CLOUDS        FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     20 41 12  5  5  4  6 15 33 25 47 26  0 16 13 40 40 33 39 30 21 28
VSBY          10 10  9  6  5  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10          20          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS             IS IS IS IS         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS IS IS         
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD     4  3  2  2  3  2 12  6  6  1  2  3  3  3 19 18 20  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           28  2  1  1  2  2 54 54 36  1  1  2  2  3 91157134  4            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.55 28.56 28.55 28.57 28.50 28.50 28.51 28.51 28.43            


Date           09/05Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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       93      64      81      60      81      61      86      62      91
TEMP          91 79 67 65 79 73 63 61 78 73 63 62 84 77 66 64 89 80
DEWPT         70 70 66 64 66 64 62 61 65 63 61 61 65 64 62 62 66 65
RH            50 74 97 97 64 73 97100 64 71 93 97 53 64 87 93 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           60      40      30      20      10      10       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC IS IS SC IS                                 
TSTMS            SC IS                                             

$$


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