RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

VAZ024-170800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1201 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date           10/15/26      Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            Sun
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                 61          86          47          59          36
TEMP                   63 63 63 73 85 83 68 60 55 51 48 50 56 57 48 42 40 37 36
DEWPT                  63 63 63 68 66 64 62 54 49 48 46 44 39 35 34 32 31 28 27
MIN/MAX RH                  100          52          96          43          71
RH                    100100100 84 53 53 81 81 80 89 93 80 53 43 58 67 70 70 69
WIND DIR               SE SE SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  2  4  6  5  8  8  5  4  6  9  8  8  5  4  2  3  4
WIND GUST                          19 18 24 26 23 20 21 23 21 20 19 16 12 13 14
CLOUDS                 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              65 49 32 12 13 31 57 34 79 55 41 27 12  2  2  6  5  4  3
VSBY                    1  4  2 10 10  7  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     60          20          30          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC IS                        
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  5  2  1  1  2  2  2  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             SE SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD              2  1  2  6 21 21 24 31 27 24 21 27 25 20  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  2 15123 68 22 35 19 16 45108109 87  4            
MAX LVORI              10 10  9  4  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  D  D  E  E  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3200  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.49 28.39 28.30 28.42 28.52 28.72 28.81            


Date           10/18Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       60      36      63      41      70      44      70      43      68
TEMP          58 49 40 37 61 54 44 41 68 59 48 45 69 56 48 44 67 56
DEWPT         31 34 33 32 41 43 40 38 46 46 45 42 47 47 46 44 49 49
RH            36 56 76 82 48 66 86 89 45 62 89 89 45 72 93100 52 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       0       0       0       5       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