RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

VAZ024-012100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
332 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date             Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 65          32          38          32          53
TEMP          43 42 57 63 62 51 43 38 35 32 35 37 36 34 33 33 34 35 40 49 53 51
DEWPT         36 38 44 42 38 35 32 30 27 24 24 24 24 25 26 27 30 34 39 42 44 43
MAX/MIN RH                   40          74          59         100          72
RH            76 86 62 46 41 54 65 73 72 72 64 59 61 69 75 78 85 96 96 77 71 74
WIND DIR       N  W  W NW NW  N  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       0  2  2  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  1  1  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST                                                                    12
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     34 41 31 19 36 52 41 50 76 90 86 85 69 91 92 93 94 94 90 85 69 77
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10  6  2  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  3  8  4
POP 12HR                     10           5          40          60          30
FRZG RAIN                                 C                                    
RAIN                                                  C  C  L  L  C  C         
SNOW                                      C  C  C  C  C                        
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  2  1  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  1  1  1 <1 <1  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR    NW  W NW NW NW  E NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     2  3 20 17 10  6  8  8  8 10 12  6  9  8  5  4  3  2  6  8  9  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  4 60 73 30  3  4  4  4 18 34 16 29  4  3  2  2  2 14 17 19  3
MAX LVORI      4  6  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  8  5  3  3  4
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  3100  3500  1600  1400   900  1000  7400
STA PRES            28.58 28.67 28.83 28.89 28.98 28.95 28.92 28.85 28.82 28.75


Date          Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       45      68      50      75      55      78      57      78
TEMP          47 45 66 63 54 51 72 68 60 55 76 71 62 58 76 73
DEWPT         44 43 52 50 49 48 55 54 53 53 58 56 55 55 58 57
RH            89 93 61 62 83 89 55 61 78 93 54 59 78 90 54 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      20      10      20      20      30      10      30
RAIN                 S              S  S     S  C           C

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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