RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

VAZ024-200800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            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                 66          80          65          85          66
TEMP                   69 68 68 74 78 79 74 70 68 67 68 77 82 84 77 70 68 67 67
DEWPT                  67 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 68 69 69 71 70 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          63          96          61         100
RH                     93 93 90 74 64 62 74 84 90 93 90 74 65 61 82100100100100
WIND DIR                N  N NE  E  E SE  E  S SE SE SE  S  S SW  S SW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  1  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              78 77 53 57 58 34 40 52 80 59 54 57 38 54 65 62 66 59 52
VSBY                    5  4  6  7  7  7  6  5  4 10 10 10  4  4  7            
POP 12HR                     30          20          10          30          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS       IS                         IS SC IS IS       SC
TSTMS                                                      IS IS IS            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              N NE NE  E  E SE SE  E  S  S  S SW  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD              4  3  9  9  3  2  5  1  1  3  5 10 11 13  3            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  7 21 11  8  3  1  1  2  4 30 41 43  2            
MAX LVORI               6  7  6  3  3  3  5  8  9  8  9  4  1  3  5            
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F            
CEILING                    2200  None  None  4200  1800  None  None  9500      
STA PRES                  28.58 28.62 28.59 28.59 28.55 28.50 28.43            


Date           09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
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       84      63      72      57      66      55      69      54      74
TEMP          83 74 65 63 70 66 61 57 64 61 57 56 67 61 56 55 72 64
DEWPT         70 68 65 63 67 65 61 57 61 60 57 55 61 61 56 55 59 60
RH            65 82100100 90 97100100 90 97100 96 81100100100 64 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           70      70      70      70      50      40      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS    SC
TSTMS            SC IS       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