RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

VAZ024-032000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
731 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 65          55          69          56          73
TEMP             60 62 62 62 61 58 57 56 57 62 67 68 65 62 61 59 57 66 72 72 64
DEWPT            60 60 59 58 59 57 57 56 57 62 64 64 64 62 61 59 57 60 54 52 51
MAX/MIN RH                   85         100          86         100          47
RH              100 93 90 87 93 96100100100100 90 87 97100100100100 81 53 49 63
WIND DIR          N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N SE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD          4  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  3
WIND GUST        14                                                            
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        93100100100100 98100100100100 89100100100100 94 74 25 14  5  7
VSBY              4  4  3  3  4  2  4  2  3  3  7  5  4  2 10 10               
POP 12HR                     80          50          60           0           0
RAIN SHWRS        O  O NM NM SC       SC NM SC IS                              
MIX HGT           1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  N  N NE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD       14 14 10  8  6  6  5  3  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  4 11 10  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              22 23 16 12  6  3  5  3  4  5  4  4  2  2  2  2  4 33 55 49  2
MAX LVORI         5  5  4  5  5  8  9  9  9  9  6  6  8  9  9  9  9  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  F  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              1100  1100   900   700   800   600   300   300  None  None
STA PRES            28.69 28.68 28.69 28.64 28.63 28.57 28.56 28.54 28.60 28.58


Date          Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       44      66      42      73      45      78      48      79
TEMP          51 46 65 58 46 44 70 62 49 47 76 67 53 49 77 67
DEWPT         48 42 43 45 43 41 47 48 46 44 49 51 49 46 50 51
RH            89 86 45 62 89 89 44 60 89 89 39 56 86 89 39 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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