RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

NCZ018-080900-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date           01/07/26      Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 39          54          45          57          52
TEMP             47 42 41 39 39 48 53 52 47 46 46 47 48 51 55 56 54 53 53 52 52
DEWPT            30 35 32 32 30 34 35 36 37 39 42 45 47 50 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
MIN/MAX RH                   74          50          99          87         100
RH               51 76 70 76 70 58 50 54 68 76 86 93 96 96 90 86 93 96 96100100
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  W  N SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD          3  2  1  1  0  2  6  5  2  3  3  3  4  6  9  6  2  2  2  5 10
WIND GUST                                                                 17 21
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        37 44 58 47 40 42 65 74 91 77 85 87 91 95 92 92 91 89 92 92 97
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8  9 10 10  9  5            
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          60          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC NM NM  O  O  O  O  O
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD        8  4  4  4  3  8  9 10  3  5  4  4  4  5  6  5  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI               4  2  2  2  4 11 16 16  2  3  2  2  5  7 10  7  2            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  5  5  7            
STABILITY         G  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  1400   200   200   300   200   200      
STA PRES            26.91 26.94 27.00 26.99  27.0 26.98 27.01 26.99            


Date           01/10Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       57      33      36      19      38      24      43      28      44
TEMP          55 54 46 34 35 26 22 19 36 30 26 25 42 32 30 30 43 35
DEWPT         55 51 41 29 18 13 11 11 11 15 13 12 18 22 21 21 25 27
RH           100 90 83 82 49 57 62 70 35 53 57 57 37 66 69 69 49 72
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          100      50      10      10       0       0       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS                                          
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