RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

VAZ024-290900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

Date           01/27/26      Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                  9          30           7          31          10
TEMP                      12 10 19 28 30 23 16 13  9  7 19 28 31 21 16 14 12 11
DEWPT                      4  2  8 11 11  8  5  2  1  1  6  8  8  6  5  4  5  6
MIN/MAX RH                   74          45          74          37          79
RH                        70 69 61 48 44 52 61 61 69 76 56 42 37 52 61 64 73 80
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  6  6  3  4  4  3  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                             18 17 16 17 14                           
CLOUDS                    FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 17 42 18 34 39 25  6  5  7 10  9 30 30 31 47 71 77 86
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10               
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
SNOW                                                                          S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  4  5 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD                11  3 12 14 20 13 11 12 10  4 12 13 14  4  4  2  2  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        5  4 35 65110  6  5  6  5  5 40 58 62  2  2  1  1  3
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  7200
STA PRES                        28.63 28.53 28.53 28.57 28.63 28.60 28.64 28.64


Date           01/30Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       27      10      20       9      25       7      34      12      37
TEMP          25 22 16 10 18 16 11 10 23 18 11  9 31 24 17 13 35 27
DEWPT         11 13 10  5  6  5  2  1  7  4  1  2 13 12  9  9 19 16
RH            55 68 77 80 59 61 66 66 50 53 63 72 47 60 70 84 52 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      50      50      40      10       5       5       5       5
SNOW           S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C                              

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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