RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
832 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

VAZ024-020800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
832 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Date           04/01/26      Thu 04/02/26            Fri 04/03/26            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
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                 59          85          60          84          60
TEMP                65 64 61 61 74 83 84 77 70 66 62 61 73 81 83 77 69 65 62 61
DEWPT               60 58 57 58 63 61 59 58 57 56 55 56 58 57 56 55 55 55 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   93          43          84          39          88
RH                  84 81 87 90 69 47 43 52 63 70 78 84 59 44 40 47 61 70 81 87
WIND DIR             N  N  N NE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  1  2  6  8  4  3  3  2  2  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                             18 16                17 17 13            
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           61 27 28 32 18 43 15 14 18 30 32 39 30 41 46 53 48 51 33 26
VSBY                10 10  9  7  8  6  7  7 10 10 10 10  8  8  8  8  8 10 10  7
POP 12HR                     50          20           5          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                                          
TSTMS                              IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6  1  1  1  1 <1  3  6  6  1            
T WIND DIR          SW  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           6  3  3  2  8 13 17  8  8 11 11 10 11 10 11  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  2 25 97122  4  4  5  5 12 49 72 75  4            
MAX LVORI            4  5  7  6  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              4600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.62 28.66 28.72 28.68 28.73 28.74 28.76 28.69            


Date           04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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       85      60      72      40      66      39      64      34      61
TEMP          83 76 67 62 68 62 47 41 63 58 44 41 62 55 41 36 58 53
DEWPT         59 55 56 56 53 41 34 30 29 29 31 32 30 27 28 24 24 26
RH            44 48 68 81 59 46 60 65 27 33 60 70 30 34 59 61 27 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 SC B1 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR           30      40      80      20       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS SC  O NM IS                                 
TSTMS            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