RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

NCZ001-010800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
201 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date           06/30/26      Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri
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                 66          81          66          84          67
TEMP          76 72 69 68 67 67 74 79 81 74 69 67 66 69 76 83 84 78 71 69 68 69
DEWPT         66 68 67 66 65 65 65 64 63 64 65 64 63 64 63 61 60 63 62 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   97          54          92          45          80
RH            71 87 93 93 93 93 74 60 54 71 87 90 90 84 64 47 44 60 73 78 78 76
WIND DIR      NE  N  W  S NW  N  N NE NE NE  W  W NW NW NE  E SE SE  S NW NW NW
WIND SPD       1  3  4  4  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  2  3
CLOUDS        B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW CL CL SC
CLOUDS(%)     61 36 21 34 29 25 16 28 30 16 16  8 15 18 16 31 24 29 17  3  5 30
VSBY          10 10 10  4  1  5 10 10 10 10 10  2  1 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  1 10
POP 12HR                      5          20           5          20           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC                      IS                   IS IS               
TSTMS         SC                      IS                   IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                PF PF                           
MIX HGT        2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SW NW NW NW NW  N NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NE  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD     3  4  3  2  3  4  9  3  3  1  2  3  3  2  3  4  3  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           11  2  2  1  2  4 41 21 23  1  1  2  2  2 16 35 28  2            
MAX LVORI      3  6  8  8  8  6  3  2  2  4  6  7  7  5  2  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  A  B  A  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      26.86 26.85 26.87 26.89 26.86 26.86 26.87 26.89 26.88            


Date           07/03Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       81      67      84      66      82      65      80      64      78
TEMP          79 72 66 68 83 73 67 68 80 71 67 65 78 70 67 65 76 69
DEWPT         58 62 60 61 59 63 61 62 63 64 63 63 65 64 63 63 65 63
RH            49 71 81 78 44 71 81 81 56 79 87 93 64 81 87 93 69 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           10       0      30      20      70      40      70      30      70
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    SC NM SC    SC NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS SC 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