RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ024-122000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1001 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                 80          51          85          59          89
TEMP                68 75 74 68 62 58 55 52 70 83 84 71 65 62 61 60 77 87 88 77
DEWPT               59 59 59 57 55 54 51 52 62 64 65 64 62 61 59 58 66 67 69 67
MAX/MIN RH                   57         100          51          95          51
RH                  73 58 59 68 78 86 86100 76 53 53 79 90 97 93 93 69 52 54 71
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W  N  N  N NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             8  8  5  1  0  0  0  1  1  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  4  3  2
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           43 20 25  4 11 14 10  7  3  3  2  3  2  3  2  3  4 10 12 27
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  5  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          19 16 11  4  3  4  4  4  3 14 14  4  4  4  3  3 11 11 13  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 68 58 34  2  2  2  2  4  6 68 69  2  2  2  2  4 30 54 54  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  9  3  1  1  4  6  6  7  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.48 28.51 28.53 28.54  28.5 28.51 28.52 28.55 28.51


Date          Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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       64      81      61      82      42      60      34      62
TEMP          67 64 78 71 64 62 79 64 51 43 57 48 39 35 59 51
DEWPT         65 63 67 65 63 62 63 50 41 35 34 33 32 30 34 35
RH            93 97 69 81 97100 58 60 68 73 42 56 76 82 39 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR           10      30      20      10      10       0       0      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC 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