RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

VAZ024-090800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat
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                 33          67          40          80          50
TEMP          59 53 44 39 34 35 51 63 66 59 49 44 40 42 63 77 79 70 60 54 51 53
DEWPT         18 19 20 22 25 28 29 29 28 29 31 31 31 33 36 38 39 42 41 42 42 43
MIN/MAX RH                   78          24          72          23          72
RH            20 26 38 50 69 75 42 27 24 32 50 60 70 70 36 24 24 36 49 64 71 69
WIND DIR      SE SE  E  E  N  N SE SE SE SE  N  N NW NW SW SW  S  S SW  W NW NW
WIND SPD       4  2  1  1  0  0  1  3  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     21 42 35 40 23 31 40 53 25  9  3  4  4  5  4  6 17 18 18 27 46 65
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S SE SE  S NW NW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     6  5  3  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  4 10 12  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           40  3  2  1  1  2 15 21 22  2  2  1  1  2 14 76113  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.92 28.94 28.93 28.95 28.86 28.85 28.82 28.79 28.70            


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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       80      52      79      57      86      61      92      64      91
TEMP          77 69 57 53 75 72 60 58 83 78 66 63 89 82 70 65 90 81
DEWPT         49 50 47 46 50 51 49 51 50 47 49 52 55 53 53 55 55 54
RH            37 51 69 77 41 48 67 77 32 33 54 67 32 37 55 70 31 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20       5       0       0       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              IS

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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