RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

VAZ024-122000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                 81          63          77          60          87
TEMP                79 80 78 73 69 68 66 66 71 75 77 73 67 64 61 64 77 84 87 80
DEWPT               71 71 71 69 69 68 66 66 69 68 68 66 66 64 61 64 66 65 66 68
MAX/MIN RH                   76         100          73         100          49
RH                  77 74 79 87100100100100 93 79 74 79 97100100100 69 53 50 67
WIND DIR            NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  E  E SE  S
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           85 82 86 86 84 79 84 76 78 70 70 56 68 46 35 37 16 15  8  8
VSBY                10  7  5  5  3  3  3  3  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          80          70          10           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM NM NM  O NM NM SC NM SC                              
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                SC                              
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SE SW NW  N  N NW  E  E SE SW
T WIND SPD          11 10  3  3  9  8  8 13 10  6  4  2  2  2  3  2  8  5  2  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 26 29  7  2  4  4  4 15 25 21 18  1  1  1  2  2 31 33 13  1
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  6  9  9  9  5  5  3  3  4  8 10 10  9  3  1  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               400  4000  1700   800  1600  8700  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.63 28.63 28.66 28.66 28.71 28.69 28.69 28.67 28.68 28.62


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       63      96      68      97      67      94      67      93
TEMP          65 67 93 88 72 72 95 87 72 71 92 85 71 71 91 84
DEWPT         64 66 68 70 67 69 68 69 67 68 66 68 66 67 68 69
RH            97 97 44 55 84 90 42 55 84 90 43 57 84 87 47 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0      20       5      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          IS          IS
TSTMS                              IS          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