RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

VAZ024-030800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date           10/02/26      Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon
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                 60          66          56          68          57
TEMP          87 75 70 68 65 60 63 64 63 62 59 58 58 57 62 66 68 66 61 61 59 57
DEWPT         67 67 67 67 65 60 59 58 58 57 57 57 57 57 61 62 63 62 60 60 59 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          78         100          85         100
RH            52 76 90 97100100 87 81 84 84 93 96 96100 97 87 84 87 97 97100100
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       5  2  1  1  2  5  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1
WIND GUST                    16                                                
CLOUDS        SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     39 66 72 82 89 85 89 92 91 95 94 93 84 89 91 94 91 92 88 91 85 69
VSBY          10 10  7  1  1  6  6  6  7  6  1  1  1  3  3  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     50          60          80          80          10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC  O  O  O  O SC SC               
Obvis                  PF PF                   PF PF                           
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NW  S            
T WIND SPD    13  3  1  4 13 17 13 10 10  9  6  5  5  3  6  2  1  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           54  2  1  2  6 25 25 20 16  4  3  3  3  3  9  4  2  1            
MAX LVORI      1  4  7  9  8  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  9  9  6  6  5  7            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  D  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  4200  1500  1600  1100   700   400   400  1500  1100      
STA PRES       28.5 28.52 28.60 28.69 28.68 28.69 28.65 28.64 28.58            


Date           10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       77      46      69      41      71      44      77      47      79
TEMP          77 67 52 47 67 57 46 43 69 60 48 46 75 66 52 48 77 67
DEWPT         56 52 48 42 41 44 42 39 44 47 45 43 48 50 49 46 49 51
RH            48 59 86 83 39 62 86 86 40 62 89 89 38 56 89 93 37 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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