RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

VAZ024-162000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date             Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26
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                 84          47          59          35          60
TEMP                74 82 80 68 60 55 51 48 50 56 57 48 42 39 37 36 49 58 59 49
DEWPT               67 65 63 61 53 49 48 46 44 39 35 34 32 31 28 27 29 31 32 34
MAX/MIN RH                   54          96          43          72          34
RH                  79 56 56 78 78 80 89 93 80 53 43 58 67 73 70 69 46 36 36 56
WIND DIR            SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             5  8  6  6  8  6  4  8 10 10 10  5  5  2  3  4  4  4  4  2
WIND GUST              19 17 18 21 17    19 21 20 20       12 13 14            
CLOUDS              FW FW B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 13 63 57 34 79 55 41 27 12  2  5  6 10 10 10 10 15 15 25
VSBY                10 10  6 10 10  6  6  4  6 10 10 10 10 10  1  1 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          20           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                SC       SC SC IS                                    
MIX HGT              2  5  3  1 <1  2  1  1  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD           8 21 14 19 23 19  9 25 25 23 19  8  8  8  9  6 16 12 12  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 19136 35 13 15 13  6 48100 98 81  4  4  4  4  7 56 53 46  2
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  4  4  4  5  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  D  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  2500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.41 28.32 28.41 28.51 28.67 28.76 28.89 28.94 29.04 28.98


Date          Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       35      64      41      70      44      70      43      67
TEMP          39 36 61 53 44 42 67 59 48 45 68 59 48 44 66 58
DEWPT         33 32 41 43 40 38 46 46 45 42 47 47 46 44 49 48
RH            79 85 48 69 86 86 47 62 89 89 47 64 93100 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      10       5       0       0       0       5       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