RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

NCZ001-260800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Date           04/24/26      Sat 04/25/26            Sun 04/26/26            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                 53          66          50          62          43
TEMP                      55 57 65 61 58 55 54 53 52 51 54 60 62 56 51 48 45 44
DEWPT                     46 47 48 52 52 51 50 49 49 48 46 45 46 47 45 43 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   73          55          93          54          87
RH                        72 69 54 72 80 86 86 86 89 89 74 58 56 72 80 83 86 86
WIND DIR                   W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD                   9  9  9  9  8  9  9 10 11 12 11 10 10 13 13 13 11 10
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 35 39 60100 90 87 51 56 38 57 57 59 59 28 39 55 60 46
VSBY                      10 10 10  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          90          50          40          10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS  O SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC               
TSTMS                           IS SC IS                                       
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W SW NW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  N SE  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD                 4  3 10 12 13  8  5 10 12  9  6  5  3  9 10  9  6  5
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR FR FR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                        3  4 39 30 37  7  5  9  8  7 19 29 13  8  9  8  6  6
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  3  3  5  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  4  5
STABILITY                  E  B  C  D  C  D  D  D  E  C  C  B  C  D  D  D  D  B
CEILING                    None  2700   600  1300  None 35000  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.53 26.55 26.52 26.53 26.54 26.60 26.62 26.72 26.74


Date           04/27Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26
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       64      46      62      53      64      46      57      39      55
TEMP          61 58 49 48 56 59 54 54 60 59 52 48 54 51 43 43 53 50
DEWPT         42 42 40 40 48 52 51 52 53 52 48 43 37 34 33 33 35 38
RH            49 55 71 74 74 78 90 93 78 78 86 83 52 52 67 67 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      30      70      40      80      30      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC IS SC NM  O SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                        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