RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

NCZ001-272000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date             Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26
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                 73          63          73          63          77
TEMP          63 65 69 72 73 70 66 65 64 65 69 71 72 70 67 65 64 67 72 75 76 73
DEWPT         60 60 61 62 63 62 62 62 62 62 63 65 65 64 64 63 62 62 63 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH                   72          96          76          95          64
RH            90 84 76 71 71 76 87 90 93 90 81 81 79 81 90 93 93 84 73 66 64 73
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  9 10 10 10 12 13 14 13 13 10  9  9 10  8  6  5  4  4  3  3  4
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     65 77 62 82 85 74 66 63 73 73 74 53 62 45 41 41 47 39 30 56 56 33
VSBY           8  8 10 10 10  9 10  7  4  5  8 10 10 10 10  3  1  8 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          50          40          20          30
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS                SC SC   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1  1 <1  1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N SE
T WIND SPD     3  3 24 23 19 19  4  8  8 10 11 13 16 11 12 11  6  5  4  4  3  1
DISPERSION    PR             FR FR GD FR             FR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            3  3 69 76 60 18  4  7  7 14 25 43 53 10 11  8  5  6 16 24 15  1
MAX LVORI      6  5  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  6  5  3  3  2  4
STABILITY      D  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D  D  E  E  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING               600  1400  2000   500   500   500  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.78 26.74 26.72 26.70 26.73 26.72 26.74 26.75 26.81 26.81


Date          Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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       64      79      65      81      67      83      68      81
TEMP          67 68 77 74 68 68 78 76 69 70 80 77 70 70 79 75
DEWPT         63 62 63 63 61 62 61 62 61 61 58 61 60 60 57 60
RH            87 81 62 69 78 81 56 62 76 73 47 58 71 71 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          SC
TSTMS                                          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