RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

VAZ024-040800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
232 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Date           04/03/26      Sat 04/04/26            Sun 04/05/26            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                 60          85          60          71          41
TEMP          83 75 70 66 62 62 76 83 83 75 71 68 66 62 64 69 68 61 53 48 43 41
DEWPT         57 57 56 56 56 57 60 60 58 59 59 59 60 60 59 52 44 38 36 34 32 30
MIN/MAX RH                   85          43          93          42          67
RH            41 54 61 70 81 84 58 46 43 58 66 73 81 93 84 55 42 42 52 58 65 65
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       6  2  2  2  2  1  3  8  9  5  5  5  6  6  6  8  9  6  5  4  3  2
WIND GUST        12                18 21 20 18 18 20 21 20 19 21 21 20 17 13   
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     45 57 44 34 27 22 22 33 48 42 34 72 72 94 94 87 54 41 23  8  5  4
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  8  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          30          60          90           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS       NM NM  O  O SC SC               
TSTMS                                 IS                                       
MIX HGT        6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  5  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  5  3            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    12  6  6  5  3  1  5 11 16 10  9 19 19 17 17 11 17 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI           88  3  3  3  2  1 21 83 64  7  4 13 13 31 33 39 71  8            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  5  5  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  C  E  F  E  E  D  D  C  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  2000  1400 16300  None      
STA PRES      28.70 28.71 28.69 28.69 28.59 28.56 28.48 28.45 28.43            


Date           04/06Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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       67      41      61      31      61      36      70      45      77
TEMP          64 58 47 42 58 52 36 33 57 53 41 38 67 62 50 47 75 68
DEWPT         31 32 33 30 21 20 21 20 24 28 30 33 41 42 42 43 48 48
RH            29 37 58 62 23 28 54 58 28 38 65 82 39 48 74 86 38 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5       5

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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