RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

VAZ024-090800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date           10/08/26      Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun
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                 49          79          53          68          57
TEMP                   56 54 49 67 77 76 65 60 56 54 55 64 68 61 59 57 57 57 57
DEWPT                  45 44 46 50 47 49 52 51 51 50 49 52 50 52 55 56 57 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                   87          34          87          52         100
RH                     66 69 89 54 35 39 63 72 83 86 80 65 52 72 87 96100100100
WIND DIR               NW  N NW  N  N SE  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E
WIND SPD                2  2  1  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  3  4  3  5  6
WIND GUST                                                        13 18 19 21 21
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              55 55 87 59 74 81 84 86 63 70 79 70 88 89 93 94 92 90 99
VSBY                   10  4  4 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  2   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          90
RAIN                                                        S  S  L  L  D  D  D
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N  W SW  S  E  N  N  N SE SE  E  E            
T WIND SPD              3  3  3  2  1  4  3  1  2  3  3  8 10 11  5            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                     2  2  3  5  5 11  2  1  1  2  3 19 32 30  3            
MAX LVORI               5  5  6  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  2  1  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING                   32200 30400 19700 13000 15900 18700  9300  2800      
STA PRES                  28.68 28.74 28.73 28.79 28.85 28.90 28.87            


Date           10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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      61      78      57      83      56      76      52      73
TEMP          62 65 62 61 76 69 60 58 80 72 61 57 73 66 55 52 71 65
DEWPT         62 65 62 61 66 64 60 58 64 63 60 56 58 58 55 52 57 57
RH           100100100100 71 84100100 58 73 97 96 59 75100100 61 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR          100      70      20       0       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN           D  D  L  C                                          
RAIN SHWRS                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