RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

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

VAZ024-092000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
433 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date             Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 66          40          80          51          80
TEMP          33 34 52 60 65 58 51 47 44 42 64 77 80 71 60 54 51 53 69 77 79 70
DEWPT         27 29 28 31 32 31 30 29 29 33 38 42 42 44 43 42 42 44 51 50 48 48
MAX/MIN RH                   29          71          25          74          34
RH            78 82 39 33 29 36 44 49 55 70 38 29 26 38 53 64 71 71 53 39 34 45
WIND DIR       N  N  S SE SE SE  E SW NW NW SW SW SW  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  E
WIND SPD       0  0  1  3  3  4  3  2  2  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2
CLOUDS        SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     48 31 20 29 16  5  3  5  3  7  4  4  3  7 11 18 37 56 31 40 35 15
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           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR     E SE  S  S  S SE SE  W NW NW  W SW SW  S SW  W  W NW NW NW SW SE
T WIND SPD     2  2  4  4  4  3  3  1  2  2  5  8 10  5  4  4  4  3 12  4  1  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  3 15 21 21  2  2  1  1  2 16 49 83  3  2  2  2  4 68 37  9  3
MAX LVORI      4  5  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  2  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.95 28.86 28.86 28.83 28.82 28.72 28.71 28.72 28.79 28.77


Date          Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       51      79      58      84      60      90      62      92
TEMP          55 53 75 73 61 59 82 77 64 61 88 81 68 64 90 82
DEWPT         45 46 51 51 50 50 50 49 51 52 56 55 53 55 55 53
RH            69 77 43 46 67 72 33 37 63 72 34 41 59 73 31 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5       0       5       0      10

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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