RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VAZ024-240800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/22/26      Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26            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
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                 43          65          35          63          35
TEMP                      45 43 57 64 64 51 46 40 38 37 53 59 59 48 43 38 36 35
DEWPT                     34 35 42 41 41 40 40 38 37 37 42 38 36 37 38 38 35 34
MIN/MAX RH                   73          41         100          37          98
RH                        65 73 57 43 43 66 79 92 96100 66 45 42 65 82100 96 96
WIND DIR                  NW  N NE NE  E NE NE  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   1  2  2  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  2  1  4  6  9  8 11 12 11 26 15  9  2  2  2  6  7 10
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  9 10  6  5  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N
T WIND SPD                 6  8 10  8  6  6  6  5  4  4  6  5  5  6  4  4  3  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  8 33 39 31  3  3  3  2  4 23 25 22  3  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  6  8  7  3  2  2  3  5  9  8  7
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.67 28.73 28.74 28.83 28.88 28.91 28.88 28.92 28.94


Date           10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
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       65      36      72      39      73      43      66      42      70
TEMP          63 52 41 37 69 59 44 40 70 60 47 43 65 57 47 43 67 59
DEWPT         43 42 40 36 39 40 40 39 47 46 45 43 46 46 45 43 48 48
RH            48 69 96 96 33 49 86 96 44 60 93100 50 67 93100 50 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       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