RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
732 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

NCZ018-282100-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
732 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

Date             Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26            Fri 01/30/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 25          10          27          17          29
TEMP                17 24 24 19 16 13 11 10 16 25 27 19 18 18 18 17 22 27 26 23
DEWPT               10 11  9  9  6  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 12 13 15 16
MAX/MIN RH                   51          74          41          74          57
RH                  73 57 52 64 64 67 73 76 61 44 42 59 64 64 67 73 65 55 62 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  S  S  S  N
WIND SPD            10 13 17 16 20 19 13  9  6  6  5  2  2  1  2  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST           21 25 29 32 37 37 31 20 17                                 
CLOUDS              SC FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           42  7  5  7  4 13 33 41 43 47 29 32 45 64 72 85 96 99100100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
SNOW                                                                    C  C  C
MIX HGT              2  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  S  W  W  E
T WIND SPD          17 20 24 31 28 28 25 16 17 16 13  9  8  5  3  1  2  5  3  3
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD FR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 38 43 53 28 26 32 28 23 36 47 38  4  4  3  2  1  5 14  7  3
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3
STABILITY            C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  C  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  7300  6700  1800
STA PRES            26.89 26.82 26.79 26.82 26.89 26.88 26.89 26.87 26.87 26.81


Date          Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       12      14       3      15       6      27      13      33
TEMP          17 12 12  8  5  4 13 12 10  9 24 18 17 16 31 25
DEWPT         13  8  5 -1 -4 -3  1  2  1  2  9 11  9 12 18 18
RH            84 84 73 66 65 72 58 63 66 72 52 73 70 84 58 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      60      30      20      10      10      10       5
SNOW           C  L  L  C  C  S                              
SNOWSHWRS                       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