RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

VAZ024-100800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
232 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/08/26      Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26            Wed
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                 48          74          48          80          57
TEMP                      52 49 61 71 73 66 60 54 51 50 66 78 79 73 66 63 59 58
DEWPT                     46 44 47 45 41 42 42 42 43 43 50 55 56 56 57 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH                   81          32          79          44          95
RH                        80 83 60 39 31 42 51 64 74 77 56 45 45 55 73 81 90 93
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W SW  W  W  N  W  W NW SW SW SW  S SW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   2  1  2  4  4  1  0  1  1  1  2  5  5  1  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 13 21 12 10  5  6 22 16 12 16 13 24 48 20 12 36 56 77
VSBY                       9  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          10           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W  W  S  W  W NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W
T WIND SPD                 3  3  6  8  8  3  2  3  3  3  4 11 12  5  4  3  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3 28 49 55  2  1  2  2  3 10 69 79  3  2  2  1  1
MAX LVORI                  4  5  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  1  1  3  3  5  7  8
STABILITY                  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 20200
STA PRES                  28.53 28.60 28.53 28.58 28.59 28.60 28.54 28.55 28.50


Date           03/11Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26
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       82      49      53      32      63      40      65      43      71
TEMP          78 76 68 52 51 46 36 34 56 56 48 41 61 56 47 45 67 65
DEWPT         62 59 57 43 25 19 22 22 27 31 31 27 27 33 33 35 45 47
RH            58 56 68 71 36 34 56 61 32 38 51 57 27 42 58 68 45 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      70      50       5      10       5       0       0      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM NM SC IS                                    
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