RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

VAZ024-300900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date           01/29/26      Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26            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                 12          29          13          24           8
TEMP          30 22 15 13 13 13 19 26 27 22 19 17 15 14 18 23 24 20 17 13 11 10
DEWPT          4  7  5  5  6  8 12 13 15 16 14 11 10  9  9  9  8  7  5  3  0 -1
MIN/MAX RH                   81          55          82          51          63
RH            32 52 64 70 73 80 74 57 60 77 80 77 80 80 67 54 50 56 58 63 60 60
WIND DIR       W  W  N  N  N  E SE SE  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  2  1  1  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  4  5  6  5  6  6  6  8
WIND GUST                                                     18 20 20 21 23 25
CLOUDS        FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     22 47 69 75 84 80 77 82 81 71 79 80 86 89 88 91 86 78 75 62 56 47
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  8  4  4  3  4  3  3  9  9  3  4  8 10            
POP 12HR                     10          40          50          50          30
SNOW                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C         
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW  N  E SE  S SE SE  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD    10  3  3  2  1  4  4  4  4  5  6  9 10 10 10 11 16 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           44  2  2  1  1  6  9 13 11  3  3  4  5 20 20 26 36  9            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING             11300  7300  4500  2000  1300  3500  3800  6200  7600      
STA PRES            28.65 28.64 28.66 28.59 28.61 28.58 28.55 28.44            


Date           02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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       29       7      38      13      40      18      39      24      40
TEMP          28 22 12  9 35 29 19 15 38 32 23 20 38 35 29 25 38 32
DEWPT          6  5  2  1 11 14 11 10 19 19 17 16 23 23 23 22 24 20
RH            38 47 63 69 36 53 70 80 46 58 77 84 54 61 78 88 57 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      30      30      30
RAIN                                               S  C  S         
SNOW                                               S  C     C  C  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