RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

VAZ024-152000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date             Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26
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                 70          60          86          50          58
TEMP                68 70 69 66 63 63 62 62 74 85 83 68 60 56 53 50 53 58 57 48
DEWPT               67 66 65 64 63 62 62 62 67 65 63 61 54 50 48 45 43 39 36 35
MAX/MIN RH                   85         100          50          85          44
RH                  97 87 87 93100 97100100 79 51 51 78 81 80 83 83 69 49 45 60
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  4  8  5  9  9  8  6  8 10  9  8  5
WIND GUST                                      20 19 26 28 25 24 25 24 21 21 17
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           94 92 81 80 67 69 35 18 17  8 38 81 56 66 68 54 51 24 19 19
VSBY                 6  7  8  7  4  4  5  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          20          20          40          30
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC IS IS                   SC SC SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                     IS                                                   
Obvis               PF                                                         
MIX HGT              1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  2 <1 <1  2  2  3  4  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          13  8  5  5  4  2  1  3  6 18 14  9 23 17  9 11 27 27 18 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 20 12  8  3  2  1  1  3 16106 41  8 21 19  6 26 74106 96  6
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  6  9 10 10  9  4  1  1  4  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  C  C  F  F  F  G  A  B  B  B  D  D  D  E  D  D  C  B  F
CEILING               800   400   400  None  None  None  3000  1000  None  None
STA PRES            28.63 28.62 28.58 28.49 28.41 28.30 28.35 28.42 28.57 28.68


Date          Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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      58      36      62      41      68      43      68
TEMP          40 36 57 48 40 38 61 54 45 43 66 58 48 44 66 58
DEWPT         33 30 33 36 35 34 43 45 43 42 47 48 46 44 49 49
RH            76 79 40 63 82 85 51 71 93 96 50 69 93100 54 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      20      10       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                 

$$


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