RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

VAZ024-052100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date             Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 78          57          82          58          80
TEMP                63 76 78 72 66 63 60 57 70 79 81 74 66 62 60 59 67 77 79 74
DEWPT               56 57 55 55 55 55 55 54 58 58 57 58 58 57 57 57 60 62 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                   46          89          44          94          51
RH                  78 52 45 55 68 75 84 90 66 49 44 57 75 84 90 93 78 60 52 59
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             2  4  5  3  2  2  1  1  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  4
WIND GUST                                                              19 19 16
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           60 43 47 39 33 35 38 55 36 43 43 31 21 30 40 71 60 64 64 63
VSBY                 8  8  9  9  9  6  9  5  6 10  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
POP 12HR                     10          10          20           5          50
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS                   SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS                           
MIX HGT              1  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3  2
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SW  S  S
T WIND SPD           2  9 14  6  5  4  3  2 10 12 11  9  6  4  3  3  5 13 18 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  4 41 92  3  3  2  2  2 27 83 70  4  3  2  2  3 10 38 46  7
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  3  3  3  5  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  7  6  4  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   400  1200
STA PRES            28.66 28.59 28.62 28.64 28.71 28.70 28.70 28.67 28.64 28.53


Date          Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       59      73      51      74      52      81      60      81
TEMP          65 60 72 64 56 52 71 67 57 53 78 73 65 61 78 75
DEWPT         59 56 53 48 47 47 50 50 49 48 57 57 57 58 61 57
RH            81 87 51 56 72 83 47 54 75 83 48 57 75 90 56 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           50      40      20      20      10      30      10      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC SC IS    IS 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