RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

VAZ024-292000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date             Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26
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                 84          65          91          67          96
TEMP                76 81 83 77 71 69 68 67 81 89 90 79 74 70 67 69 88 95 94 82
DEWPT               65 65 65 65 64 64 64 67 69 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 68 66 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   54         100          47          97          38
RH                  69 58 55 67 79 84 87100 67 50 47 67 79 90 97 90 52 39 41 63
WIND DIR             E  E SE SE SE  S SE SE SW  S  S  S SW  N  N NW NW NW  W NW
WIND SPD             2  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           39 32 20  7 11 23 32 39 21 18 18 12 20 12 12 11 15 26 35 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  5  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           0           5
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E SE  E  E NE  N  W SW  W SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD           8  5  9  4  2  1  1  1  3  5  4  2  3  2  2  3  5  5  6  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 30 31 47  2  1  1  1  1 14 37 25  1  2  1  1  3 32 47 43  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  6  6 10  3  1  2  3  5  7  8  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.71 28.67 28.69 28.71 28.70 28.61 28.61 28.60 28.63 28.58


Date          Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       70      97      71      98      71      96      69      93
TEMP          73 72 96 85 74 73 96 85 74 73 94 84 72 71 91 81
DEWPT         67 67 68 69 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 68 69 68 67 66
RH            81 84 40 59 82 87 40 57 84 87 43 59 90 90 45 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          SC
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