RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NCZ001-210800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
831 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
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                 62          73          60          74          58
TEMP                66 65 64 63 67 71 68 63 62 63 62 61 66 73 72 64 62 61 60 59
DEWPT               63 62 62 63 65 66 66 63 62 61 61 61 62 62 61 58 58 58 58 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          83         100          67          96
RH                  90 90 93100 93 84 93100100 93 97100 87 68 68 81 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR             W SW SW  W  S  S SW SE SE SE  W NW NW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             8  8  5  5  4  5  4  3  3  4  5  8  6  6  9  9 11 14 16 16
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           63 75 60 54 62 84 70 81 80 69 48 62 36 25 16 18 23 32 26 33
VSBY                 9  8  5  4 10  6  9  9  5  7  2  0  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          70          50          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS    IS NM SC SC SC       IS IS                     
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS          IS                     
Obvis                      F  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  1            
T WIND DIR          NW  E  S  N SE SE  S SE  E  S  S SW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  0  3  8  6  6  8  9  4  1 11 14 12 11            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             PR FR GD GD   
ADI                  2  2  1  0 10 22 15  3  4  6  3  1 41 78 67  8            
MAX LVORI            6  6  8 10  5  3  5  9  9  6  8 10  4  1  3  4            
STABILITY            D  D  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  E  E  C  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  2100  3900   500   500   500  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.75 26.75 26.77 26.74 26.72 26.69 26.71 26.70            


Date           08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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       70      53      70      54      73      59      75      61      74
TEMP          69 63 56 54 67 62 56 55 70 65 60 60 72 66 63 61 71 66
DEWPT         54 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 54 54 55 56 60 59 59 60 62 60
RH            59 65 83 90 54 65 80 83 57 68 84 87 66 78 87 97 73 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5      20      10      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       IS SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                                    IS          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