RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

NCZ001-200800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
932 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

Date           04/19/26      Mon 04/20/26            Tue 04/21/26            Wed
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                 36          50          31          61          46
TEMP                40 39 39 38 43 47 48 42 37 32 31 34 49 58 60 54 47 49 51 52
DEWPT               22 25 26 29 29 26 21 19 19 18 20 22 25 29 33 34 35 35 36 37
MIN/MAX RH                   70          33          67          33          62
RH                  48 57 59 70 57 43 34 39 48 56 63 61 39 33 36 46 63 58 56 56
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD            17 17 18 19 23 20 19 16 10  8  8  8  8  9 10 12 13 17 19 21
WIND GUST           34 35 37 32 37 34 33                                       
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  4  6 39 42 14  3  8  4  5  5  4  6 11 23 29 19 19 23 34
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW SW  W NW  W SW            
T WIND SPD          11  9  9 13 27 29 28 12  5  2  2  1  8 11 10  6            
DISPERSION          GD GD GD             GD FR PR PR             FR FR GD GD   
ADI                 10  8  8 23 98112110 11  4  2  2  1 29 69 59  6            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  C  C  C  C  D  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.79 26.84 26.83 26.87 26.90 26.91 26.84            


Date           04/22Thu 04/23/26Fri 04/24/26Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26
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      49      69      51      70      54      67      51      64
TEMP          63 60 51 52 66 62 54 55 67 64 56 57 65 61 55 54 62 60
DEWPT         37 40 40 44 41 42 41 43 41 44 45 47 49 50 49 49 47 47
RH            38 47 66 74 40 48 61 64 39 48 66 69 56 67 80 83 58 62
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0      10       0      10      30      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                SC IS       IS

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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