RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VAZ024-100800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date           04/09/26      Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun
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                 40          80          52          80          51
TEMP          63 57 48 44 41 42 65 77 79 71 61 55 52 54 70 77 79 71 60 55 51 52
DEWPT         32 32 30 29 30 32 37 38 40 41 42 41 42 45 50 45 43 45 45 43 43 43
MIN/MAX RH                   67          23          73          27          74
RH            31 38 49 55 65 67 35 24 25 34 49 59 69 71 49 32 28 39 58 64 74 71
WIND DIR      SE SE  N  N  N NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       3  1  0  0  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS        FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     20  9  4  6  4  6  5  6  7 13 17 30 41 45 27 30 30 19 20 22 35 44
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S NW NW NW  W  W SW  S SW  W  W NW  N NW NW SE            
T WIND SPD     5  4  2  2  3  2  6  9 11  5  3  4  3  3  8 10  5  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           27  2  1  1  2  2 19 64 97  3  2  2  2  3 45 83 50  1            
MAX LVORI      2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  2  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.86 28.86 28.82 28.81 28.71 28.71 28.71 28.78 28.76            


Date           04/12Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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      58      83      57      90      62      93      63      91
TEMP          75 73 62 60 80 77 63 60 87 81 67 64 91 83 70 65 89 81
DEWPT         49 49 47 49 49 47 48 50 54 55 54 56 54 53 52 54 53 52
RH            40 43 58 67 34 35 58 69 32 41 63 75 29 36 53 68 29 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      10       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       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