RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VAZ024-270800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            Tue
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                 52          77          57          77          57
TEMP             69 63 59 56 56 67 73 75 69 64 61 60 60 69 74 76 69 64 62 60 61
DEWPT            49 50 53 51 51 53 46 48 48 53 53 52 53 55 57 57 56 56 56 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   91          38          83          51          88
RH               49 62 80 83 83 61 38 38 47 67 75 75 78 61 55 52 63 75 81 84 81
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD          6  3  3  3  4  9 10  9  5  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  1  0  0  0
WIND GUST                             19 18                                    
CLOUDS           CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)         4 34 49 49 37 33 36 43 46 34 64 52 45 57 56 64 63 60 43 26 17
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        8  6  4  5  6 17 21 23 12 11 13  6  6  8  8  9 11            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  3  2  4  7 54 85 78  8  5  6  3  7 24 33 35  5            
MAX LVORI         3  3  6  6  6  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY         E  G  F  E  B  C  C  C  E  G  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3700  None      
STA PRES            28.43 28.38 28.37 28.33 28.36 28.37 28.41 28.42            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       82      57      85      59      87      63      85      63      78
TEMP          78 71 61 58 83 73 63 60 85 76 66 64 83 75 66 63 76 69
DEWPT         59 62 60 58 60 60 59 57 61 63 62 61 65 65 63 62 65 65
RH            52 73 97100 46 64 87 90 45 64 87 90 55 71 90 97 69 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      20      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS 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