RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

NCZ001-060800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date           06/05/26      Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26            Mon
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                 57          76          60          76          62
TEMP          69 69 63 61 59 62 67 73 75 68 63 62 61 63 68 73 75 70 65 64 63 65
DEWPT         53 55 53 52 52 52 53 52 52 53 52 52 52 54 56 57 57 58 58 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   81          45          74          53          87
RH            57 61 70 72 78 70 61 48 45 59 67 70 72 72 65 57 54 66 78 81 84 81
WIND DIR       W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  5  8 10 12 12 11  6  6  8  9 12 13 13 11  6  6  8  6  6  4  3
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     55 36 30 23 29 34 55 47 43 40 42 63 52 62 69 76 73 77 77 81 74 70
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW SW  S SW            
T WIND SPD     5  8  3  3  4  6 16 11 11  6  3  6  6  5  5  6 11  4            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR FR             PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI           36  4  2  2  4  6 37 65 70  5  3  6  6  7 14 28 42  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  E  E  D  C  D  B  B  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 12000   800   500  2100      
STA PRES            26.78 26.78 26.81 26.74 26.72 26.72 26.74 26.73            


Date           06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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       73      61      76      61      79      62      82      64      84
TEMP          71 70 65 62 69 68 63 62 72 69 64 64 75 73 65 66 76 74
DEWPT         61 61 59 58 60 59 57 57 60 60 58 59 61 61 60 61 61 61
RH            71 73 81 87 73 73 81 84 66 73 81 84 62 66 84 84 60 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           60      50      60      30      60      30      60      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC SC NM IS SC NM NM SC IS SC NM IS    SC NM
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC 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