RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

NCZ001-312000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

Date             Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26
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                 76          60          73          63          68
TEMP                66 72 72 66 63 62 62 62 66 69 69 65 66 65 65 63 63 65 66 64
DEWPT               52 53 55 57 56 56 56 56 59 61 62 61 62 62 63 62 63 65 66 64
MAX/MIN RH                   51          81          75          99          92
RH                  61 51 55 73 78 81 81 81 78 76 78 87 87 90 93 97100100100100
WIND DIR            SE SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             1  3  4  2  3  5  8  8 12 13 13 16 19 21 19 14 11 10  9  8
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           32 46 39 49 34 41 58 62 72 70 77 82 82 86 86 87 84 93 93 77
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          80          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC NM NM  O  O  O  O NM
TSTMS                                          IS SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  W  W
T WIND SPD           4  4  3  6  3  4  4  5 16 21 25 23 12  9  9  9 10  4  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             GD GD GD GD             PR
ADI                 22 28 21  3  2  3  4  4 38 55 65 26 11  8  8 11 17 10 19  6
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  6  7  5  7  5  8
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  G  E  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None   800   400   300   300   300   300
STA PRES            26.75 26.72 26.71 26.67 26.67 26.60 26.55 26.52 26.55 26.58


Date          Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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       62      70      61      71      62      73      63      75
TEMP          65 63 67 65 63 62 67 66 64 63 69 67 64 64 72 68
DEWPT         63 63 65 63 62 62 65 63 62 62 65 64 63 63 65 64
RH            93100 93 93 97100 93 90 93 97 87 90 97 97 79 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           70      70      20      70      20      70      20      70
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS SC  O IS    SC NM IS    SC NM IS    SC NM
TSTMS         SC IS IS SC IS    SC SC IS    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