RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VAZ024-222000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1201 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Date             Thu 10/22/26            Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26
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                 71          40          69          38          66
TEMP                   67 68 58 52 48 45 42 57 65 67 56 50 46 43 40 54 63 64 54
DEWPT                  30 34 33 33 33 34 38 44 44 43 41 39 36 34 33 46 41 36 40
MAX/MIN RH                   24          84          41          74          36
RH                     25 28 39 48 56 65 86 62 46 42 57 66 68 70 76 74 44 35 59
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                4  4  4  4  3  3  4  6  5  5  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  1
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)               0  0  0  0  0  0  0  8 20 18 16 11  8 17 39  9  0  0  1
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10  2  0 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR              N  N  N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD             11 10  3  4  4  4  5 12  9  8  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    51 29  2  2  2  2  6 43 44 30  2  2  2  2  3 21 25 19  2
MAX LVORI               1  2  2  3  3  5  8  1  1  1  3  8 10 10  9  3  2  2  3
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.59 28.66 28.71 28.80 28.81 28.88 28.92 28.95 28.93


Date          Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26
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       36      67      37      73      41      73      45      67
TEMP          40 37 65 55 42 38 70 59 45 42 72 58 48 46 66 58
DEWPT         40 37 45 46 42 38 43 45 45 42 49 50 48 45 50 50
RH           100100 48 72100100 38 60100100 44 75100 96 56 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
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