RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

VAZ024-282100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
432 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

Date             Sat 02/28/26            Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26
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                 67          42          65          30          39
TEMP             40 51 65 67 59 50 46 44 44 59 65 62 50 42 37 33 30 35 39 39 37
DEWPT            39 43 40 40 40 40 39 38 39 45 44 38 32 28 26 24 20 20 19 19 20
MAX/MIN RH                   37          84          41          68          42
RH               96 74 40 37 49 68 76 79 82 60 46 41 50 57 64 69 66 54 44 44 50
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD          1  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  9  6  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                   14 20 19 14                        
CLOUDS           B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        63 17  2  3  3 10  6 18 28 30 43 61 78 69 72 81 83 84 80 76 77
VSBY              0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10  8 10 10 10  8  8  3  3
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          30
SNOW                                                              C  C  C  C  C
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT          <1  1  4  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  2
T WIND DIR        W  W SW SW  S SW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD        4  4  5  6  3  2  3  3  2  1 24 23 16 13 10 10  9  8  4  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4  8 26 49  2  1  2  2  2  3105 66  7  6  5  5 15 23 15 20  3
MAX LVORI         6  3  2  1  2  3  4  4  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY         C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4300 15400 27900 25900 31600
STA PRES            28.58 28.52 28.55 28.54 28.54 28.56 28.77 28.89 28.99 28.97


Date          Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26
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       29      46      40      64      47      70      52      74
TEMP          31 30 42 46 43 45 61 58 51 48 66 64 57 53 74 69
DEWPT         21 22 31 36 40 42 50 47 46 46 54 52 50 49 56 56
RH            66 72 65 68 89 89 67 67 83 93 65 65 77 86 53 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      30      30      20      30      20      30
FRZG RAIN            C                                       
RAIN                 C  S  S  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  S     S  C
SLEET             C  S                                       
SNOW           C  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