RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

VAZ024-290900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

Date           01/28/26      Thu 01/29/26            Fri 01/30/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                  9          31          10          29          10
TEMP                19 13 10  9 18 28 31 22 14 11 11 11 18 27 28 23 17 14 12 11
DEWPT                1  0 -1 -3  3  3  3  1  4  4  5  7 11 12 13 14 12  9  7  5
MIN/MAX RH                   62          30          83          51          81
RH                  44 55 60 57 51 33 30 39 64 73 76 83 73 53 53 68 80 80 80 76
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE SE SE SE  E NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             6  9  6  4  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           16  8  5  7 15 23 21 29 43 62 75 77 84 85 84 85 87 89 91 93
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          30          50
SNOW                                                  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L
MIX HGT              1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2  1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE  E SE  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD          13 17 11  8 11 13 14  3  3  2  1  4  4  3  3  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6 12  5  9 35 61 64  2  2  1  1  6 11 10  9  3            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  E  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  6900  4200  2600  1100      
STA PRES                  28.58 28.65 28.63 28.66 28.67 28.69 28.63            


Date           01/31Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       25       9      27       6      36      11      40      17      41
TEMP          23 18 12 10 26 20 11  7 33 28 17 13 37 33 24 19 38 34
DEWPT          8  7  5  2  6  4  2  0 12 12  9  9 20 19 16 16 23 22
RH            52 61 73 69 42 49 66 72 41 50 70 84 50 56 71 88 54 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      40      10       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN                                                              S
SNOW           L  L  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