RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

VAZ024-230800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

Date           04/22/26      Thu 04/23/26            Fri 04/24/26            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                 50          85          54          86          56
TEMP                61 56 52 54 75 83 84 74 65 59 55 57 77 84 85 77 67 61 57 59
DEWPT               47 46 45 47 51 50 50 49 49 50 49 51 52 49 48 49 50 50 50 51
MIN/MAX RH                   81          31          86          27          80
RH                  60 69 77 77 43 32 31 41 56 72 80 80 42 30 28 37 54 67 77 75
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           10  7 13 20  8 36 22 12  7  9 13 19 15 33 33 33 33 43 43 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                         IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7  9  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  2 17 12 12  3  3  3  3  2 13 10 11  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2112122118  2  2  2  2  2115106100  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            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      
STA PRES            28.52 28.52 28.53 28.45 28.46 28.44 28.42 28.35            


Date           04/25Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26
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       81      52      76      48      74      53      76      52      80
TEMP          78 72 57 54 72 66 53 50 70 68 58 55 69 69 57 54 77 71
DEWPT         56 53 50 49 49 46 44 44 47 46 49 52 57 53 51 51 49 46
RH            47 51 77 83 44 48 71 80 44 45 72 90 66 57 80 90 37 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      60      30      10      20      60      70      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC SC          IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC IS                               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