RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

VAZ024-220800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            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
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                 68          88          62          80          58
TEMP          83 79 77 71 70 71 81 86 86 79 71 68 64 63 72 78 79 74 65 61 59 62
DEWPT         74 73 72 71 70 71 72 70 69 69 67 64 61 59 60 61 61 61 61 59 57 59
MIN/MAX RH                  100          56          90          54          96
RH            74 82 85100100100 74 59 57 72 87 87 90 87 66 56 54 64 87 93 93 90
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W SW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       6  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  4  1  2  2  3  4  3  3  3  1  0  0  1  1
WIND GUST     19 20 21 17 13                      14 14                        
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     79 98 84 89 61 57 50 58 63 51 51 59 82 63 70 64 48 31 39 42 63 70
VSBY           4  3  3  6  6 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     90          30          30          20          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O NM  O SC       IS SC SC SC             IS IS             IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC IS          IS SC IS                                    
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  S  S NE NE NE NE  E SE SE            
T WIND SPD    20 11  6  6  8  8  8 10  9 10  2  1 10 13 10  3  3  5            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           49  8  5  3  4 11 36 42 29  5  1  1  5 26 34 14 13  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  9  9  7  3  1  2  3  6  6  5  4  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  F  F  B  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  A  G            
CEILING        3400  1700  1400  None  4100  6200  5000  3700  None  None      
STA PRES      28.32 28.31 28.31 28.38 28.39 28.43 28.50 28.60 28.60            


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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       79      61      77      63      88      67      92      68      91
TEMP          78 73 65 64 75 72 65 66 85 80 69 71 89 83 71 72 89 82
DEWPT         62 63 63 64 67 67 65 66 69 70 68 69 70 70 67 68 68 67
RH            58 71 93100 76 84100100 59 72 97 93 54 65 87 87 50 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      50      40      20      20      20      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC SC SC SC IS       IS IS       IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                        SC          IS IS       IS 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