RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

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

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

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            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                 56          86          58          91          60
TEMP          78 69 63 59 57 57 74 84 85 72 66 62 59 59 78 88 90 78 68 64 62 62
DEWPT         59 62 61 59 57 57 63 58 56 59 58 58 56 55 59 55 55 58 58 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          37          88          29          89
RH            52 78 93100100100 69 41 37 64 75 87 90 87 52 33 31 50 70 81 84 84
WIND DIR       E  E  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  N  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  1  0  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     48 35 12 15 24 23 31 22 53 56 53 43 28  8 16 17 10 17 18 14 13 12
VSBY          10 10  9  5  1  1  7 10  7 10  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                  PF F+ F+                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E  E  E NE  N  S SW SW  S  S SW  W NW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     1  3  2  2  1  0  4  8  6  4  3  2  2  2 13  9  9  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            6  2  1  1  1  0 16 45 23  2  2  1  1  2 40 57 66  2            
MAX LVORI      2  4  7 10 10 10  3  1  2  3  4  5  6  6  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 16100  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.58 28.59 28.63 28.58 28.59 28.58 28.61 28.56            


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       92      64      78      58      71      55      74      45      69
TEMP          91 78 68 64 75 69 60 58 68 65 58 56 72 64 50 46 67 58
DEWPT         61 64 65 63 63 62 60 58 61 61 58 55 52 50 47 42 42 44
RH            37 62 90 97 66 78100100 78 87100 96 49 60 89 86 40 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            5      30      70      70      60      30      10       0       0
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC 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