RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

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

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

Date           10/28/26      Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26            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                 48          73          46          80          43
TEMP          66 58 53 51 49 48 60 71 73 60 54 51 48 46 66 78 77 61 54 49 45 43
DEWPT         51 51 50 48 48 48 53 52 51 50 50 47 44 45 52 54 51 49 47 45 43 42
MIN/MAX RH                   99          45          98          39          97
RH            58 77 89 89 96100 78 51 46 69 86 86 86 96 61 43 40 65 77 86 93 96
WIND DIR      SE  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     68 63 56 58 77 60 24  6  0  2  1  8  7 14  9 10 13 21 19 38 48 52
VSBY          10 10 10  8  5  5  9 10 10 10 10  1  0  0  2 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E SE  N  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD     6  6  4  3  3  4  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  8 11 10  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           22  3  2  2  2  4 12 19 17  3  3  3  3  7 16 62 44  4            
MAX LVORI      2  4  6  7  8  9  4  2  2  3  5  6  6  8  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING             18300  2700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.75 28.72 28.70 28.63 28.64 28.64 28.66 28.65            


Date           10/31Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
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      43      68      46      67      48      70      51      69
TEMP          65 59 47 43 65 59 49 47 65 59 51 49 68 61 53 51 67 61
DEWPT         45 46 44 42 44 47 47 47 52 52 51 49 55 55 53 51 57 57
RH            48 62 89 96 46 64 93100 63 78100100 63 81100100 70 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      30      20      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC       IS          IS 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