RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

VAZ024-110800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

Date           10/09/26      Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            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                 54          65          56          69          60
TEMP                      54 54 62 64 63 60 57 58 59 60 64 67 69 66 63 62 62 61
DEWPT                     46 46 49 52 55 57 57 58 59 59 63 66 66 65 63 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH                   76          63         100          92         100
RH                        74 74 62 65 75 90100100100 96 97 97 90 97100100 97 97
WIND DIR                   N NE  E  E NE NE  E  E  E NE  E  E  S  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                   1  2  3  5  5  6  6  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  5  6
WIND GUST                          16 17 23 25 23 23 21 16          14 17 21 23
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 86 85 88 92 89 90 97 96 99 91 89 86 86 53 59 55 43 25
VSBY                      10 10 10 10  5  4  4  3  2  3  2  2  2  6  6 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          60         100         100          30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC  O  O  O  O  O  O SC  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                IS IS IS                  
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR                NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SW            
T WIND SPD                 4  4 12 20 16  9 11  8  9  5  5 10  4 13            
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                        2  4 31 44 24  6  8  5  6  7  8 15  5  6            
MAX LVORI                  5  4  1  1  3  5  8  9  8  8  8  5  7  6            
STABILITY                  F  A  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F            
CEILING                   20900 13200  2800  1600   300   200  1500  None      
STA PRES                  28.82 28.86 28.83 28.81 28.70 28.61 28.45            


Date           10/12Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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       80      54      86      58      80      54      73      52      74
TEMP          78 69 57 55 83 74 63 59 78 69 58 54 71 65 56 53 71 65
DEWPT         63 61 57 55 64 64 61 58 60 59 56 53 57 57 54 52 57 56
RH            60 76100100 53 71 93 96 54 70 93 96 61 75 93 96 61 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10       5      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC

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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