RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NCZ018-030800-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

Date           04/02/26      Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            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                 52          72          54          70          54
TEMP                59 55 52 53 64 70 70 64 60 56 55 55 65 70 68 63 60 58 57 55
DEWPT               53 50 49 50 54 54 53 53 53 53 54 55 58 58 57 56 55 56 56 55
MIN/MAX RH                   89          55          99          65         100
RH                  80 83 89 89 70 57 55 67 78 90 96100 78 66 68 78 84 93 96100
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             5  5  3  2  5  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  6 12 12  6  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST           19 18 13             12             17    23 21 20 20 23 23
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           32 45 35 55 31 31 59 53 57 51 46 51 62 80 80 50 50 81 90 92
VSBY                10 10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10            
POP 12HR                     10          20          10          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                            IS             IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          24 19 14 12 12  4  8 10  5  8  5  8  8 10 14 13            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                 11 13  7 13 35 23 22  5  3  4  3  8 16 28 37  9            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  6  8  6  3  3  3  4            
STABILITY            F  E  G  B  B  B  D  F  F  F  F  B  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None   700  None   400   800   300      
STA PRES            27.10 27.12 27.15 27.11 27.13 27.11 27.11 27.04            


Date           04/05Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
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       61      36      57      36      54      28      53      31      60
TEMP          58 52 42 38 55 49 40 38 52 46 32 30 51 46 36 34 58 52
DEWPT         51 40 33 31 28 28 30 31 27 24 22 21 24 24 24 26 30 33
RH            77 63 70 76 35 44 67 76 38 42 66 69 34 42 61 72 34 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           90       5       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                
TSTMS         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