RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

VAZ024-150800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
201 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date           03/13/26      Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            Mon
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                 42          64          39          62          51
TEMP                      45 42 52 61 63 57 48 45 41 40 49 58 61 53 52 52 54 56
DEWPT                     28 23 20 19 21 26 27 27 30 31 38 43 46 46 49 51 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   54          19          71          56          96
RH                        51 46 28 19 20 30 44 49 65 70 66 57 58 77 89 96 96 93
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E SE  S  S
WIND SPD                   5  4  5  5  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  5  6  9  9
WIND GUST                 19    17                            16 16 16    20 25
CLOUDS                    FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                  7 10 32 58 40 29 21 25 44 41 74 71 76 99100100 98 96
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10  6  8  8  3  1  0  2 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS NM NM NM NM NM
MIX HGT                    2  1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S
T WIND SPD                 9  9 16 16  9  2  3  6  6  5  6  6  9  6  5  6 12 14
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                        4 13 69 61 47  1  2  3  3  6 16 14 24  5  8  8 14 31
MAX LVORI                  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  4  5  6  5  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  C  B  G  G  G  F  B  C  D  D  E  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  1800   800   200   400
STA PRES                  28.49 28.62 28.65 28.69 28.67 28.67 28.54 28.40 28.26


Date           03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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       63      27      39      20      47      30      60      38      68
TEMP          62 51 34 27 38 34 26 23 44 42 35 32 57 53 43 39 65 59
DEWPT         56 37 19 13  8  6  9 12 12 20 22 22 32 38 35 35 41 40
RH            81 59 54 55 28 30 48 62 27 41 59 66 38 57 73 85 41 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           90      10       0       0       5       5       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O                                              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