RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VAZ024-070800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date           10/06/26      Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            Fri
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                 42          79          50          83          50
TEMP                52 49 47 45 63 75 77 63 57 54 52 52 73 82 80 66 59 55 52 51
DEWPT               44 44 42 43 51 53 55 56 54 53 51 50 55 54 52 52 50 50 49 47
MIN/MAX RH                   94          43          98          35          92
RH                  74 83 83 93 65 46 47 78 90 96 96 93 53 38 38 61 72 83 89 86
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  5  5  2  1  0  1  1
WIND GUST                                                  16                  
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  0  0  1  7  6  5 10 27 23  3 11  4  6 10 10 16 17
VSBY                10  2  2  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           3  1  4  3  6  8  9  3  2  2  2  2 11 10 11  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  2  3 16 33 28  2  1  1  1  2 29 63 74  2            
MAX LVORI            5  8  6  8  3  1  2  4  7  8  8  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.60 28.57 28.53 28.46 28.47 28.46 28.48 28.45            


Date           10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       79      50      74      53      68      57      75      55      78
TEMP          77 66 54 52 71 64 56 54 65 63 60 58 72 67 59 57 77 68
DEWPT         47 50 49 46 50 53 53 53 59 61 60 58 63 62 59 57 61 60
RH            35 56 83 80 47 67 90 96 81 93100100 73 84100100 58 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      40      70      60      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM NM NM SC IS 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