RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

VAZ024-260900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/24/26      Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 34          53          42          53          38
TEMP                      38 38 46 52 53 50 46 45 43 42 46 50 53 49 45 42 40 38
DEWPT                     22 25 33 35 35 36 37 37 39 39 43 44 42 40 38 37 37 36
MIN/MAX RH                   61          50          92          66          92
RH                        52 59 60 52 50 58 71 73 86 89 89 80 66 71 76 82 89 92
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   4  5  8 10  8  4  3  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                 17 18 23 24 24 17                                    
CLOUDS                    OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 88 82 72 64 47 60 47 67 78 86 87 81 71 63 60 61 69 68
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     10          10          30          70          30
RAIN                                               S  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S   
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  S  N  N  N  N  N NW  N
T WIND SPD                 8  6 21 23 27 10 10  5  4  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        5 10 54 66124  7  5  3  2  2  2  6  7  1  1  1  1  1
MAX LVORI                  2  2  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  3  4  6  6  7
STABILITY                  E  D  D  D  B  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          3600  3800  7300 11700  1600  1500  1200   200
STA PRES                        28.23 28.22 28.32 28.37 28.40 28.36 28.44 28.50


Date           02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       54      37      66      40      61      36      49      32      44
TEMP          52 49 41 38 63 57 45 41 61 50 40 36 45 46 39 33 41 41
DEWPT         39 37 36 35 40 40 37 36 37 32 30 29 30 31 31 28 28 29
RH            61 63 82 89 43 53 73 82 41 50 67 75 55 55 73 82 59 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       5      20      50      40      40
RAIN                                            S  C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                            S  C               

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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