RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

VAZ024-152000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

Date             Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26            Fri 04/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 92          63          90          63          87
TEMP                   89 91 82 75 71 67 68 79 85 89 82 74 68 64 65 77 84 86 78
DEWPT                  51 49 48 50 49 49 51 52 49 49 48 51 54 56 57 56 52 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   23          62          25          77          29
RH                     27 24 31 41 46 52 54 39 29 25 31 44 61 75 75 48 33 29 36
WIND DIR               SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                5  8  5  4  2  2  2  5  9 10  5  4  2  2  2  4  5  4  2
WIND GUST                                            16                        
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               9 14 25 33 47 48 41 31 12 21 39 49 63 55 33 28 21 13 13
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS IS IS            
MIX HGT                 6  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  8  7 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             12 16  5  4  3  2  1  6 14 17 10  6 13  9 10 21 17 14  5
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    99130  3  2  2  1  1 37116145  5  5  6  4 14134158129  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.50 28.50 28.49 28.49 28.40 28.41 28.43 28.47 28.44


Date          Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       57      90      53      70      38      64      35      74
TEMP          62 60 87 82 68 55 68 63 45 39 61 56 40 40 69 66
DEWPT         50 51 54 54 55 49 38 29 26 23 20 20 23 25 31 35
RH            65 72 32 38 63 80 33 27 47 52 20 24 50 55 24 32
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      20      50      40      20       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC 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