RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

VAZ024-090900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
331 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date           01/08/26      Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            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
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                 41          61          54          64          42
TEMP          57 49 45 42 41 42 50 58 60 58 57 56 55 55 58 61 63 62 58 52 47 43
DEWPT         38 38 38 38 38 40 46 52 54 54 55 54 54 54 56 58 58 57 53 46 39 33
MIN/MAX RH                   95          77          96          82          85
RH            49 66 76 86 89 93 86 80 81 86 93 93 96 96 93 90 84 84 83 80 74 67
WIND DIR      SE  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW NW  E SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  3  4  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                12                      16 17 19 21 21
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     71 64 68 57 70 86 91 91 97 95 91 91 94 94 94 93 93 91 87 80 62 54
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  5  0  2  2  2  2  2  3 10            
POP 12HR                      5          70          90         100          50
RAIN                          S  S  S  L                                       
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC NM  O  O  O  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SW  W SW SW  W  S  S SE SW  W            
T WIND SPD     5  3  3  3  3  5  5  4  1  1  3  3  1  2  3  3  1  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI           14  2  2  2  2  4 10  8  2  1  2  2  1  2  3  5  2  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  4  5  6  6  5  4  5  6  7  7  9  8  8  5  5  5            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F            
CEILING             12100  3200  1800   600   300   300   300   100   100      
STA PRES            28.69 28.67 28.62 28.56 28.59 28.57 28.50 28.36            


Date           01/11Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       46      27      46      27      53      31      52      32      44
TEMP          45 35 30 28 43 36 30 29 51 41 34 33 50 43 36 33 42 35
DEWPT         22 16 15 17 17 18 17 18 23 26 25 26 31 32 31 29 26 22
RH            40 45 53 63 35 47 58 63 33 55 69 75 48 65 82 85 53 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN                                               S  S  S  S  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