RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

VAZ024-162100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date             Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 41          28          49          28          35
TEMP                   38 41 36 33 30 29 31 39 48 49 42 36 34 31 28 32 35 34 28
DEWPT                   5  7  9 12 15 17 22 29 30 29 27 26 25 23 20 16 12 10 11
MAX/MIN RH                   23          71          47          72          35
RH                     25 24 32 41 53 60 69 67 49 46 55 67 69 72 71 51 38 36 48
WIND DIR                S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                5  6  3  3  2  2  2  4  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  2
WIND GUST                 18 16 13          14 18 17          12               
CLOUDS                 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              57 24 42 62 57 80 85 76 56 47 40 50 70 77 72 70 49 30 10
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  7  5  7 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          30          20          10
RAIN                                      C  C              S                  
SNOW                                   S  S                    S               
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             12 14  8 11 10 10 10  9  8 13  2  2  6  4  5  9 13 13 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    29 44  4  5  5  5 12 16 22 58  1  1  3  2 10 24 52 51  5
MAX LVORI               2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  G  F  F  F  C  D  C  C  G
CEILING                    None  5900  7300  4400  None  None  6900  3700  None
STA PRES                  28.45 28.46 28.45 28.52 28.54 28.61 28.58 28.55 28.46


Date          Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       20      39      13      30      14      44      29      50
TEMP          23 22 39 29 20 13 28 24 18 18 42 38 33 32 49 39
DEWPT         10 11 11  5 -2 -5 -7 -4 -2  2 10 15 19 23 27 27
RH            57 62 31 35 37 43 21 28 40 49 26 38 56 69 42 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN                                                     S  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