RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

VAZ024-060800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
402 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Date           04/05/26      Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed
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                 39          66          42          61          32
TEMP          65 57 51 46 42 40 54 64 66 57 51 47 44 43 53 59 61 53 43 38 34 33
DEWPT         45 37 35 32 30 29 30 32 32 32 33 33 33 29 26 19 15 20 21 21 20 19
MIN/MAX RH                   65          28          66          16          59
RH            48 47 54 58 62 64 40 30 28 38 50 58 65 57 35 21 16 27 41 50 56 56
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD      10  6  6  5  4  3  4  8  8  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  5  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     21 21 20 19 14    14 18 19 13             18                     
CLOUDS        FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     22 28 11  7  5  6  5  8  9  9  8  9 12 10  6  6  4  3  3  6 11 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        4  2  2  1 <1  1  4  7  8  1 <1  1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD    23 26 17 13  8 13 12 21 25 11  9  9  5 11 12 11  8  3            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          111 12  8  6  4 24 60161200  5  4  4  3 18 73 84 64  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.54 28.60 28.63 28.56 28.63 28.71 28.81 28.82            


Date           04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       60      34      67      45      78      50      84      54      85
TEMP          57 53 40 36 64 60 49 48 74 70 54 53 81 75 61 55 81 76
DEWPT         23 29 30 30 38 41 42 44 48 47 47 47 51 50 49 50 52 51
RH            27 39 67 79 38 49 77 86 40 44 77 80 35 41 65 83 37 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10       5      10       5       5

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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