RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

VAZ024-160900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
831 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

Date           01/15/26      Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            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
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                 18          40          29          49          27
TEMP                22 20 19 18 26 38 39 36 33 33 31 32 39 47 48 41 34 31 29 27
DEWPT                7  6  8  7  8  7  9 11 12 16 19 22 29 30 29 26 24 23 21 19
MIN/MAX RH                   64          28          67          47          73
RH                  52 54 61 61 46 27 28 35 41 49 61 66 67 51 47 55 66 72 72 71
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             9  5  4  3  5  8  8  3  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  2  2  2  3  3
WIND GUST           19                   16 13          14 19 18 12 12 12      
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)            3  4  9 28 65 68 34 27 68 70 72 81 67 53 50 33 48 59 69 74
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8 10  8 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          30          10
RAIN                                                  C  C                     
SNOW                                            S  S                          S
MIX HGT              2  1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          29 20 16  8  9 13 17 13 12 11  4  4  6 24 20  4            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 20  9  7 10 18 31 48  6  6  5  2  4 13 75 96  2            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  F  F  B  D  D  C  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  5300  3300  3600  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.37 28.44 28.41 28.44 28.46 28.53 28.58            


Date           01/18Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       34      18      39      11      29      13      43      26      47
TEMP          34 27 21 19 38 29 18 12 27 23 16 16 40 36 31 27 43 37
DEWPT         12 10  9  8 10  6 -2 -5 -6 -2 -1  2  8 11 16 18 18 19
RH            39 48 59 61 31 37 40 45 23 33 46 53 26 35 53 68 36 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20       0       0       0       0       0       0      10      20
RAIN                                                           S   
SNOW           S                                               S   

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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