RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

VAZ024-042000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1131 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date             Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26
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                 67          53          78          43          70
TEMP                   66 67 62 57 56 54 53 69 78 77 63 54 48 45 44 64 70 69 56
DEWPT                  62 63 62 57 56 54 53 55 49 45 46 45 45 43 42 45 44 45 47
MAX/MIN RH                   86         100          32          91          37
RH                     87 87100100100100100 61 36 32 54 71 89 93 93 50 39 42 72
WIND DIR               NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  E  S  S SE
WIND SPD                1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              91 84 84 76 67 77 40 26  7  3  7  3  2  5 12  2  4  2  3
VSBY                   10 10 10  3  1  0  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
DRIZZLE                                                                        
RAIN                                                                           
Obvis                           PF PF PF                                       
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW SW  S  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S SE
T WIND SPD              3  3  1  1  1  2  3 11 12 10  5  4  3  3  2  4  1  3  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                     6  6  1  1  1  1  3 37 69 59  3  2  2  2  2 17  6 16  2
MAX LVORI               5  4  8  8  9  7  6  1  1  1  2  3  7  7  6  2  2  2  3
STABILITY               D  D  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    1800  2200 16800  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.56 28.55 28.54 28.58 28.56 28.64 28.66 28.69 28.60


Date          Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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       42      80      47      83      49      81      49      77
TEMP          47 45 77 68 54 50 82 67 55 51 80 66 55 51 76 64
DEWPT         45 43 52 54 52 48 51 51 51 48 50 51 50 47 48 49
RH            93 93 42 61 93 93 34 56 86 89 35 58 83 86 37 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            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