RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Date           07/28/26      Wed 07/29/26            Thu 07/30/26            Fri
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          86          59          88          59
TEMP                   70 67 67 79 85 85 77 68 64 61 63 78 85 87 80 69 64 60 64
DEWPT                  66 63 64 64 62 61 60 61 60 59 60 62 61 61 60 61 60 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                   92          45          95          41          96
RH                     87 87 90 60 46 45 56 78 87 93 90 58 45 42 51 76 87 96 90
WIND DIR                W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  3  5  6  8  6  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                             19 21 13                   16            
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               9  7  6  3 11  5  4  4  1  4  3  5 22 17 11 16  8  9  8
VSBY                    8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  4  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7  1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD              5  5  6 14 14 18 11  5  5  3  6  9  9 12 14            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  3 11 76 93109  5  3  3  2  8 43 72109  7            
MAX LVORI               6  8  5  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.22 28.29 28.30 28.37 28.39 28.43 28.41            


Date           07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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       89      65      89      68      83      69      84      68      88
TEMP          87 82 70 69 87 81 71 70 82 77 71 70 83 77 70 70 85 80
DEWPT         62 63 63 65 66 66 67 69 70 70 69 70 71 71 69 69 71 71
RH            43 53 78 87 50 60 87 97 67 79 93100 67 82 97 97 63 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      50      60      50      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                        IS          SC IS       SC IS       SC

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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