RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

NCZ001-220800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
331 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            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                 64          72          59          66          57
TEMP          76 71 71 67 67 64 64 68 69 65 65 64 63 60 60 63 65 61 60 60 59 57
DEWPT         66 66 65 64 64 63 64 66 65 64 63 62 61 59 60 62 62 59 59 58 57 56
MIN/MAX RH                   99          83          99          90          98
RH            71 84 81 90 90 97100 93 87 97 93 93 93 96100 97 90 93 96 93 93 96
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD      10 11 13 16 14 13  9  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  8 10 10  8  9
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     71 84 78 76 90 92 82 88 65 67 68 64 66 65 67 78 78 68 67 73 78 77
VSBY           6  6  7  5  3  3  3  6  6  6  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                     70          70          40          70          40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS         NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR     W  W SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD    12  3  6  8  9 14  9  4  5  2  5  6 10  8  8  3  3  5            
DISPERSION       FR FR GD GD             PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR PR   
ADI           42  3  6  7  8 21 19 11 14  2  4  5  7  6 19  9  9  6            
MAX LVORI      3  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  8  6  6  6  6  5  6  5  6            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  D            
CEILING               700   400   400   400   500   500  1200   600   600      
STA PRES            26.62 26.60 26.67 26.66 26.67 26.70 26.77 26.78            


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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       65      59      65      61      73      63      76      63      74
TEMP          62 61 62 59 63 62 62 61 70 68 64 63 73 69 65 63 71 67
DEWPT         61 60 61 59 63 62 62 61 64 63 62 62 63 63 62 60 63 62
RH            97 97 97100100100100100 81 84 93 97 71 81 90 90 76 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           50      80      80      30      30      10      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC  O NM  O SC IS IS SC          SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC          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