RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

VAZ024-162000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date             Sun 08/16/26            Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 87          71          93          67          92
TEMP                80 87 87 81 76 74 72 73 85 91 91 81 74 70 68 70 83 89 91 82
DEWPT               73 73 73 74 72 71 69 71 72 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 68 66 65 64
MAX/MIN RH                   62          93          50          99          41
RH                  79 63 63 79 87 90 90 93 65 52 52 69 84 93 97 93 61 47 42 55
WIND DIR             S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  5  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                          12       16 16 16                           
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           77 57 60 56 75 92 57 37 33 45 33 64 44 37 20 19 27 17 15  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          10           5           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC SC SC                                          
TSTMS               IS IS IS SC IS                                             
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  W  E SW  W  W NW NW  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          12 11 16  8  1  6  6  8 14 11 13 11  3  3  3  3  3  5  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 33 40 48  4  1  3  3  8 66 70 80  5  2  2  2  3 16 42 49  3
MAX LVORI            3  3  1  4  7  6  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  7  8  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               300  3100  6100  8200  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.58 28.47 28.43 28.41 28.42 28.38 28.40 28.41 28.45 28.41


Date          Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      93      68      91      64      85      64      86
TEMP          67 66 90 83 71 70 89 80 69 66 83 76 67 66 84 77
DEWPT         62 62 65 65 65 66 68 67 66 64 67 66 65 65 67 65
RH            84 87 44 55 81 87 50 65 90 93 59 71 93 97 57 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      40      50      50      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS    SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                              SC IS       SC 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