RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

VAZ024-100800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date           10/09/26      Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            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
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                 54          69          58          71          60
TEMP          77 65 59 57 54 54 63 67 65 61 58 58 59 59 63 68 70 67 64 63 61 61
DEWPT         49 51 50 50 49 48 50 51 53 57 58 58 59 59 63 68 69 66 64 63 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   82          56         100          96         100
RH            37 60 72 77 83 80 62 56 65 87100100100100100100 97 97100100100100
WIND DIR       E  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  0  1  3  5  5  6  5  5  6  6  4  4  3  2  2  2  4  5
WIND GUST                             16 20 24 25 25 24 14             12 19 20
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     79 84 80 87 88 87 92 89 93 97 95 96 99100100 90 89 73 71 66 48 30
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  5  5  4  3  2  4                        
POP 12HR                      0          60         100         100          40
RAIN                                S  C  C  D  D  D                           
RAIN SHWRS                                            O  O  O  O SC SC         
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW SE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SW            
T WIND SPD     2  2  3  3  4  4 12 20 16  9 11  8  9  5  5 10  4 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            9  1  2  2  2  4 31 44 24  6  8  5  6  7  8 15  5  6            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  3  5  8  9  8  8  8  5  7  6            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  A  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F            
CEILING       28400 18900 20900 13200  2800  1600   300   200  1500  3200      
STA PRES      28.70 28.78 28.82 28.86 28.83 28.81 28.70 28.61 28.45            


Date           10/12Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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      56      85      57      77      52      71      53      73
TEMP          78 69 58 57 82 74 62 58 75 67 56 53 69 64 55 53 70 65
DEWPT         65 62 58 57 65 64 61 57 59 58 56 53 55 56 55 53 58 57
RH            64 78100100 56 71 97 96 58 73100100 61 75100100 66 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       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