RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

NCZ001-100800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 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          67          62          73          64
TEMP                   62 64 62 61 64 65 64 64 64 64 64 66 69 70 68 66 66 66 67
DEWPT                  62 62 61 61 63 63 62 61 61 61 62 63 65 64 63 62 63 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          92          95          80          92
RH                    100 93 97100 97 93 93 90 90 90 93 90 87 81 84 87 90 87 87
WIND DIR               SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                8  9 11  8  6  6  9  8  8 10 12 13  8  8  8 10 12 14 17
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              94 94 90 89 91 86 96 71 80 78 61 74 82 59 25 27 24 41 58
VSBY                    3  1  1  2  7  8  8  7  7  6  7  7 10 10 10 10  6  2  6
POP 12HR                     60          80          40          80          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC    SC SC NM NM SC IS IS       SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC IS             SC NM SC IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD              6  6 11 10  8 16 10  4  3  6 10 17 18 13 11  4  6 11 14
DISPERSION             PR PR             PR PR PR FR             PR FR FR GD   
ADI                     6  6 17 16 16 37  9  4  3  6 13 35 46 43  8  3  6 10 16
MAX LVORI               8  6  5  5  5  4  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  3  4  6  5  5  4
STABILITY               D  D  D  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  E  E  D  D  D
CEILING                     700   700   600  3200   500   500  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.88 26.89 26.84 26.80 26.77 26.76 26.73 26.71 26.73


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       80      64      80      63      76      59      76      61      73
TEMP          79 72 66 67 79 70 67 64 73 70 61 62 73 69 63 63 70 67
DEWPT         64 64 63 63 64 63 63 60 57 57 55 55 56 58 58 58 59 59
RH            60 76 90 87 60 78 87 87 57 63 81 78 55 68 84 84 68 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           50      10      40      30      30      10      30      30      70
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC          SC SC    IS SC          SC SC SC NM NM
TSTMS         SC SC          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