RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/28/26      Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26            Thu
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                 57          81          55          86          56
TEMP                      58 57 72 79 79 69 62 58 56 56 75 85 85 71 65 61 58 57
DEWPT                     55 55 59 57 56 58 58 58 55 55 61 55 53 54 54 55 53 53
MIN/MAX RH                   92          44          99          33          88
RH                        90 93 64 47 45 68 87100 96 96 62 36 33 55 68 81 83 86
WIND DIR                   N  N  N  N SE SE  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD                   0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 48 20 24 42 55 29 24 22 44 17 11 50 48 43 37 32 14 13
VSBY                       7  7  8 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW SW  W  S SE SE  N  N SE SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD                 1  1  2  1  1  2  2  0  1  1  6  6  5  2            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  1 10  5  4  1  1  0  1  1 29 40 36  1            
MAX LVORI                  8  8  3  2  2  3  7 10 10 10  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  A  A  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.53 28.58 28.56 28.59 28.61 28.65 28.60            


Date           10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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       91      58      92      64      80      60      73      53      72
TEMP          88 77 63 60 91 79 68 64 79 69 62 61 71 66 59 53 70 61
DEWPT         53 53 56 55 57 59 62 60 61 61 61 60 63 61 58 52 49 47
RH            30 43 78 84 32 50 81 87 54 76 97 97 76 84 96 96 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      60      70      70      40      20
RAIN SHWRS                            SC NM NM NM NM NM SC IS IS   
TSTMS                                       IS                     

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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