RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

VAZ024-040800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

Date           05/02/26      Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26            Tue
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                 35          67          41          78          51
TEMP                   40 36 39 53 63 67 60 49 45 42 46 65 73 77 70 62 56 52 56
DEWPT                  28 29 29 28 28 28 30 30 30 30 34 40 45 48 49 47 46 46 48
MIN/MAX RH                   74          23          63          35          81
RH                     62 75 67 38 26 23 32 48 55 62 63 40 37 36 47 58 69 80 74
WIND DIR                W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                2  2  2  4  5  5  2  1  1  1  1  4  6  5  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                                  17 17 12            
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)               4  2  2  2  3  5  5 25 60 32 41 35 46 43 36 30 31 27 23
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
TSTMS                                                         IS               
MIX HGT                <1 <1  3  6  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD              5  5 14 13 13 11  3  2  2  2  3 17 16 18  8            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  3 52 98114 96  2  1  1  1  3 85103123  4            
MAX LVORI               3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.51 28.56 28.50 28.50 28.49 28.47 28.39            


Date           05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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       83      60      79      58      74      43      70      45      71
TEMP          81 76 65 60 74 72 63 58 70 62 47 46 66 64 50 50 67 64
DEWPT         48 46 49 55 60 59 57 57 54 45 38 39 38 40 40 43 50 46
RH            32 34 56 84 62 64 81 96 57 54 71 76 36 41 68 77 54 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      60      80      80      80      20      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM  O  O NM  O  O NM IS       IS    IS SC SC
TSTMS                        SC SC       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