RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
532 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

VAZ024-280800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
532 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Date           08/27/26      Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            Sun
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                 65          88          64          87          66
TEMP             75 69 67 66 66 79 86 83 74 68 66 65 65 79 86 84 75 69 67 66 67
DEWPT            70 69 67 66 66 71 70 69 70 68 66 65 65 70 69 69 69 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          57         100          57         100
RH               84100100100100 77 59 63 87100100100100 74 57 61 82 97100100100
WIND DIR          W  N  N  N NW  N  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  E  E SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  3  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        75 52 48 46 56 62 61 59 92 70 51 39 41 52 41 33 32 26 29 39 35
VSBY             10 10  6  3  1 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          50          30          10           5
RAIN SHWRS       SC                SC SC SC IS                                 
TSTMS            SC                SC SC IS                                    
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR        S  S  N  N NW  N SE  S SW SE  E  N NE NE SE  N SE            
T WIND SPD        3  1  0  2  1  2  1  8  4  1  1  1  4  1  1  0  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  1  0  1  1  8  6 24  2  1  1  1  4  4  6  0  2            
MAX LVORI         5 10 10 10 10  4  3  2  6 10 10 10  9  3  3  3  5            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  3700  4200  3700  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.51 28.52 28.56 28.52 28.56 28.60 28.65 28.63            


Date           08/30Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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       90      66      94      69      96      70      96      71      94
TEMP          88 80 69 68 92 83 72 72 94 85 74 73 94 84 73 73 92 83
DEWPT         69 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 69 68 69 69 70 69 69 70 70
RH            54 67 93 97 44 59 84 84 43 59 82 87 44 63 87 87 49 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                                IS          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