RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

VAZ024-150800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date           10/14/26      Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat
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                 66          75          61          86          49
TEMP                70 68 68 66 70 73 73 67 64 63 63 63 77 86 83 69 61 57 51 49
DEWPT               67 67 66 66 68 67 66 66 64 63 63 63 68 65 64 62 55 50 45 43
MIN/MAX RH                  100          79         100          48          81
RH                  90 97 93100 93 81 79 97100100100100 74 50 53 78 81 77 80 80
WIND DIR             W  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  4  8  6  9 10  9  8  8
WIND GUST                                                  21 20 26 32 29 28 26
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           30 49 68 77 85 88 74 75 61 63 53 40 18 16 13 44 54 62 63 49
VSBY                10 10  9  4  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  4  8 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          70          10          10          40
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM SC SC                               SC SC   
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  N  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SW SW SW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  8 10  5  5  4  2  1  2  2  8 19 17 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR FR PR PR   
ADI                  1  1  1  6 16 10  9  2  1  1  1  2 22104 86  9            
MAX LVORI            6  7  9  8  5  4  4  8 10 10 10  9  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY            G  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  D            
CEILING              None  3100   700   400   300  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.54 28.57 28.64 28.60 28.56 28.47 28.40 28.28            


Date           10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       59      35      60      35      63      41      68      43      70
TEMP          58 49 40 36 58 49 40 37 62 54 45 43 67 58 48 45 68 60
DEWPT         37 34 32 30 34 36 34 33 41 44 43 41 48 49 47 45 51 51
RH            45 56 73 79 40 61 79 85 46 69 93 93 50 72 96100 54 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5       5       5       0       0       0

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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