RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

NCZ001-090800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date           06/08/26      Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu
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          69          62          76          63
TEMP          74 69 66 65 65 62 61 65 68 65 63 63 64 65 66 72 74 70 65 64 65 67
DEWPT         59 60 61 61 61 61 61 64 64 61 62 61 60 62 63 65 64 63 63 63 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   98          87          98          71          95
RH            59 73 84 87 87 97100 97 87 87 97 93 87 90 90 79 71 78 93 97 90 87
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  9  9  9 10 11  8  5  6  8  6  8 10 14 12  9  6  8  9 12 16 16
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     62 81 87 87 94 84 90 88 80 78 67 79 75 86 86 82 82 42 30 36 49 59
VSBY           7  7  7  7  7  3  3  6  7  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40          80          50          80          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC SC SC NM  O  O NM SC IS    SC  O  O NM NM             SC
TSTMS         SC IS       IS    IS SC SC IS             SC NM SC               
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  1            
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD    16 12  6  4  6  8  8 12 17 11  8  6  4  4 10 16  9  9            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR FR             PR PR FR GD   
ADI           64 11  6  4  6 12 11 24 33 10  5  6  4  5 20 44 27  8            
MAX LVORI      1  4  4  5  5  5  7  5  4  5  7  6  5  6  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  D            
CEILING        1000   600   600   700   600  1600   500   500   500  None      
STA PRES      26.85 26.87 26.86 26.87 26.82 26.78 26.71 26.73 26.68            


Date           06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       78      64      80      63      77      60      78      61      80
TEMP          78 73 67 67 77 72 66 65 74 71 63 63 75 71 64 63 72 69
DEWPT         65 64 63 63 64 62 62 60 58 57 56 56 57 59 58 57 58 58
RH            64 73 87 87 64 71 87 84 57 61 78 78 54 66 81 81 61 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      10      60      30      40      10      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM       IS NM SC IS SC SC       IS SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         SC NM       IS SC SC    IS SC       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