RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

VAZ024-100900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/09/26      Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 52          60          38          44          26
TEMP                55 54 53 53 55 57 60 58 55 51 43 38 42 43 39 33 31 30 28 26
DEWPT               53 52 52 52 55 55 55 53 51 45 36 28 27 20 17 15 16 17 18 18
MIN/MAX RH                  100          84          88          39          72
RH                  93 93 96 96100 93 84 83 86 80 76 67 55 39 40 47 53 58 66 71
WIND DIR            SW  N NE  E  E SE SE SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             1  0  1  1  2  2  3  2  4  6  6  6 11 13 13  9  6  5  4  3
WIND GUST                                13 17 21 24 24 28 34 34 33 25 19 16 13
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           92 92 95 98 95 94 94 94 85 68 51 18 24 33 30 19 19 18 30 28
VSBY                 6  6  3  3  2  2  2  6  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90         100          50          20           0
RAIN                                      C  C              S  S               
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O  O  O NM                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1  1  2  1  2  5  7  6  2            
T WIND DIR           W  W  E NE NE NE  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W            
T WIND SPD           3  1  2  3  5  8  6  0  3 12 19 11 26 40 34 26            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  3  5 11  9  0  2  8 13 23 84140112 18            
MAX LVORI            7  8  8  8  9  5  4  6  6  4  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING               400   300   300  1300   200  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.63 28.59 28.52 28.42 28.41 28.44 28.47 28.60            


Date           01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       47      27      53      33      52      31      42      20      40
TEMP          45 39 31 28 51 44 36 35 51 44 38 32 41 32 25 21 39 34
DEWPT         18 19 18 20 25 27 27 28 33 32 32 27 22 18 16 14 17 18
RH            33 44 58 71 36 51 69 75 50 62 79 81 46 56 68 74 40 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      30      30      20      10
RAIN                                   S     S  C  C  C  S         
SNOW                                               S  C     S      

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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