RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

VAZ024-250800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
531 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Date           04/24/26      Sat 04/25/26            Sun 04/26/26            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                 55          82          52          67          43
TEMP             74 66 61 57 58 77 82 76 68 63 60 55 52 56 64 66 60 52 50 46 44
DEWPT            50 50 49 49 51 56 56 58 58 58 56 54 51 50 49 48 44 44 42 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   80          41          98          52          88
RH               43 56 65 75 77 48 41 54 70 84 87 96 96 80 58 52 55 74 74 83 86
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N NW  W  W NW  S  E  E  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
WIND SPD          0  0  0  0  1  2  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                               16 17 18 19 14 12      
CLOUDS           SC FW FW FW B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        37 24  7 10 64 35 84 91 90 90 81 81 78 74 55 51 40 42 44 25 18
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7 10            
POP 12HR                     10          80          90          50          20
RAIN SHWRS                         NM  O  O  O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                                    
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  N NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD        2  3  3  3  1 10 12 14  1  1  1  2 16 14 16 12 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI               1  2  2  2  1 71 59 46  1  1  1  1 35 42 59 45  6            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  4  6  7  8  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  5000  4800  3000  1000  None  None      
STA PRES            28.31 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.28 28.34 28.46 28.52            


Date           04/27Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26
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       73      44      72      52      80      50      75      47      69
TEMP          70 65 49 47 67 67 57 55 77 71 56 53 73 68 53 49 66 63
DEWPT         42 42 42 43 50 51 51 52 54 50 49 48 46 43 43 43 46 45
RH            36 43 77 86 54 56 80 90 45 47 77 83 38 40 69 80 48 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      10      60      30      50      30      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM
TSTMS                           IS       SC                        

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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