RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

VAZ024-180800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
731 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

Date           10/17/26      Sun 10/18/26            Mon 10/19/26            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                 35          62          35          67          40
TEMP             49 43 40 37 36 51 59 60 48 42 40 38 36 56 66 65 53 47 45 43 41
DEWPT            34 32 31 29 27 30 30 32 33 31 31 29 29 34 37 39 40 37 35 33 32
MIN/MAX RH                   74          32          74          34          71
RH               56 65 70 72 69 44 33 35 56 65 70 70 75 43 34 38 61 68 68 67 70
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          4  3  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST        17                                                            
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         2  2  1  2  1  2  5  2  4  2  3  1  0  3  6  9 17 17 18 13  9
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N            
T WIND SPD        9  5  4  4  4 13 12 11  4  4  4  5  5 13 13 14  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  3  2  2  5 41 55 35  2  2  2  3  6 33 52 44  3            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.88 28.93 29.00 28.94 28.94 28.89 28.85 28.76            


Date           10/20Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26
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       74      41      69      40      72      42      70      43      68
TEMP          72 60 47 43 67 59 46 42 69 61 48 44 67 57 48 44 65 59
DEWPT         38 41 40 40 43 44 42 39 43 45 44 42 46 46 46 44 47 47
RH            29 49 76 89 42 57 86 89 39 56 86 93 47 67 93100 52 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       0       0       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