RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VAZ024-290800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date           10/27/26      Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri
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                 49          68          49          75          45
TEMP                   53 51 51 59 66 65 57 53 51 50 49 59 72 74 63 54 50 47 46
DEWPT                  48 47 48 50 51 51 51 51 51 50 49 57 56 53 55 53 50 47 45
MIN/MAX RH                   88          58         100          47         100
RH                     83 86 89 72 58 60 80 93100100100 93 57 48 75 96100100 96
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD                0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  1  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS                 FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)              17 58 65 60 71 73 71 53 56 70 41 26  6  0  2  2  8  8  5
VSBY                   10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  5  3 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR              E  E NE SE  S SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD              6  4  3  4  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  6            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  2  3 11 26 22  3  2  2  2  4 12 23 19  3            
MAX LVORI               5  5  6  3  2  2  5  6  9  9  9  5  2  2  4            
STABILITY               G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  A  G            
CEILING                    None 23800 18300  None  2700  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.80 28.81 28.75 28.76 28.74 28.71 28.64            


Date           10/30Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       80      47      70      47      67      52      71      53      71
TEMP          78 66 53 48 68 60 51 48 64 60 55 53 68 63 56 54 69 63
DEWPT         53 53 51 46 46 50 49 47 53 55 55 53 60 59 56 54 59 56
RH            42 63 93 93 45 69 93 96 67 84100100 76 87100100 70 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      40      50      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC 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