RAWS Point Forecast - Rendezvous Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

NCZ019-020800-
RAWS 312001
36.23N  81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date           05/01/26      Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon
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                 47          62          39          65          44
TEMP                54 50 48 47 52 59 60 54 47 43 41 44 53 62 63 57 49 46 46 49
DEWPT               40 40 37 34 31 29 30 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 33 32 32 33 36
MIN/MAX RH                   67          31          64          27          62
RH                  59 68 65 60 44 32 32 40 51 57 62 57 41 30 29 40 52 58 60 61
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W
WIND SPD             3  5  5  4  5  6  8  6  5  4  3  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           80 87 92 92 95 70 27 13 10 10 11 10  4  4  4  4  9 15 18 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          30           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1  1  2  4  6  8  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           8 16 16 17 18 18 20 14 13  3  2 12 11 11 13  9            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1 10 12 32 65112155  6  6  3  3 31 71 84 99  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  E  E  C  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              4500  4600  6700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.78 27.80 27.80 27.76 27.87 27.94 27.97 27.90            


Date           05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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       74      50      76      56      76      59      71      46      67
TEMP          70 65 53 53 74 70 60 58 73 70 62 60 68 62 50 48 64 60
DEWPT         44 46 44 45 44 45 46 50 55 55 54 55 51 45 40 39 40 40
RH            39 50 71 74 34 41 60 75 53 59 75 84 54 54 68 71 41 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           10       0       5      30      60      70      60      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC NM SC NM NM SC IS IS IS   
TSTMS                                    SC IS       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