RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

VAZ024-010800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date           09/30/26      Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat
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                 58          89          60          91          63
TEMP             70 66 62 60 59 75 86 87 74 68 64 61 61 81 90 88 76 71 68 67 63
DEWPT            58 56 56 55 57 58 56 56 59 59 59 57 57 62 63 64 66 66 67 63 60
MIN/MAX RH                   91          33          89          40          95
RH               66 70 81 84 93 55 36 35 59 73 84 87 87 53 41 45 71 84 97 87 90
WIND DIR          N  N  N  S  N SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE NE
WIND SPD          0  0  0  1  0  2  4  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  5  5  2  1  1  1  4
WIND GUST                                                                    16
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        52 47 31 11 17 11 12 12 19 23 38 18 24 18 44 42 75 78 83 83 82
VSBY             10  9  7  7  9  7 10  5 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          50
RAIN                                                                          L
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  S SW  W NW  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        3  2  3  2  2  6  8  9  5  5  3  2  2 14 20 16  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  1  2  1  2 16 49 43  3  3  2  1  2 44138 99  1            
MAX LVORI         3  3  5  5  6  2  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4100      
STA PRES            28.61 28.59 28.62 28.55 28.57 28.52 28.51 28.45            


Date           10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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       67      55      70      54      78      45      68      41      70
TEMP          67 62 59 57 68 65 58 55 75 67 52 46 66 57 45 43 68 59
DEWPT         56 55 55 54 57 59 58 55 55 51 47 41 40 42 41 39 42 45
RH            68 78 87 90 68 81100100 50 56 83 83 38 57 86 86 39 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      60      60      30      10       0       0       0       0
RAIN           L        L  L                                       
RAIN SHWRS       SC 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