RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

NCZ001-152000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Date             Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26
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                 81          63          81          65          80
TEMP                73 78 81 75 67 65 64 66 77 80 81 76 68 68 67 68 76 79 79 74
DEWPT               56 57 58 62 61 61 60 61 64 61 62 64 63 62 61 63 64 64 65 64
MAX/MIN RH                   46          91          51          88          60
RH                  55 48 46 64 81 87 87 84 64 52 53 66 84 81 81 84 66 60 62 71
WIND DIR             N NE NE  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SW  W
WIND SPD             4  3  3  3  5  9 11 11  6  3  3  5  9 10 10  8  3  2  2  4
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  4  7  1  4  9 20 23 37 35 48 15 11 23 48 48 65 65 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          20           5          40
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS             IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS                IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N NE SW  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  E SE  S  S
T WIND SPD           8  4  1  3  2  4  5  6 10  4  4  6  5  4  3  2  3  3  8  8
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             PR PR FR FR             VP
ADI                 30 28  7  2  1  3  4  5 40 29 21  5  4  3  2  2 16 16 17  5
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  5  5  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  E  E  C  B  A  A  E  E  E  E  B  A  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1400
STA PRES            26.85 26.80 26.80 26.80 26.80 26.77 26.79 26.79 26.81 26.76


Date          Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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       65      76      64      76      63      78      64      78
TEMP          67 65 75 68 67 65 73 70 65 64 75 72 66 65 75 71
DEWPT         64 64 66 65 64 64 65 64 63 62 62 63 62 62 64 64
RH            90 97 74 90 90 97 76 81 93 93 64 73 87 90 69 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      70      30      40      10      20      10      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    SC NM SC IS IS SC       IS IS       IS SC
TSTMS         SC    SC SC SC    IS SC       IS IS       IS SC

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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