RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

VAZ024-150900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

Date           01/14/26      Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 22          32          18          41          29
TEMP                43 35 29 24 27 29 28 26 23 22 20 19 28 38 40 36 33 32 30 30
DEWPT               34 22 14  9  7  4  4  6  6  6  6  7  8  8 10 13 14 17 21 23
MIN/MAX RH                   71          34          59          27          73
RH                  70 59 53 52 42 34 35 42 47 49 54 59 42 28 28 38 45 53 69 75
WIND DIR             W NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD             5 12 12 11 11 13 12  9  9  6  4  3  4  6  6  3  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST              27 28 27 28 28 28 26 24 19 14       18 19 16            
CLOUDS              OV SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)          100 48 11 14 20 34 49 19 11  8  7 12 52 60 36 28 65 70 62 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  8 10 10 10  8  9  9 10  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0          20
FLURRIES                              IS                                       
RAIN                                                                          C
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
SNOW                                                                    S  S  C
MIX HGT              1  3  2  4  5  6  6  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          13 33 31 31 31 27 29 34 31 21 14  5  9 14 18 10            
DISPERSION          PR FR FR             PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 15 45 35 83 91 88 96 23 21 10  7  8 19 36 52  5            
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  F  B  D  D  C  G            
CEILING              3000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4600      
STA PRES            28.02 28.11 28.18 28.20 28.29 28.37 28.42 28.41            


Date           01/17Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       46      22      33      15      37      14      32      14      41
TEMP          45 36 29 22 32 25 19 16 35 30 21 15 31 23 17 15 37 33
DEWPT         27 23 18 13  9  7  4  5  8  9  7  5  2  0  0  1  6 12
RH            49 59 63 68 37 46 51 61 32 41 54 64 28 36 46 53 27 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      20      20       0       0       5       0       0       0
RAIN           C  S                                                
SNOW           C        S  S                                       

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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