RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

NCZ001-242000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date             Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          59          67          59          74
TEMP                61 63 63 62 62 61 61 60 61 65 67 64 62 61 61 59 64 70 72 67
DEWPT               59 60 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 59 60 59 59 59 59 59 61 62 62 61
MAX/MIN RH                   91         100          77          98          69
RH                  93 90 93 97 97100 97100 97 81 78 84 90 93 93100 90 76 71 81
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  4  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  6  5  5  8  9  8  4  5  6  6
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           81 87 75 88 84 75 74 77 56 51 57 35 42 37 39 36 34 50 50 28
VSBY                 7  6  6  6  7  7  7 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     70          70          40          10          30
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC NM SC IS IS       SC SC                   SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                IS IS                   SC SC   
MIX HGT             <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           8  6  4  4  2  0  2  5 12  6  9  9  5  8  8  6  6  9  9 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                  9  8  6  3  2  0  1  4 33 23 30  4  4  5  5  7 26 44 42  6
MAX LVORI            8  8  8  9 10  9  8  9  4  3  3  5  6  6  6  8  4  3  1  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  B  A  A  B  F
CEILING                     600   600   500   500  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.80 26.80 26.77 26.78 26.75 26.73 26.70 26.69 26.64


Date          Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       60      77      63      78      64      76      60      74
TEMP          62 61 74 70 65 64 76 71 67 64 73 69 63 60 72 67
DEWPT         60 60 62 63 61 61 64 65 63 62 62 61 59 58 59 60
RH            93 97 66 78 87 90 66 81 87 93 68 76 87 93 64 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      20      10      30      40      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC SC IS SC SC            
TSTMS                  IS          SC SC    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