RAWS Point Forecast - Rendezvous Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

NCZ019-090900-
RAWS 312001
36.23N  81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date           01/08/26      Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            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
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                 46          58          55          62          38
TEMP                48 47 47 48 51 56 57 56 56 56 56 56 58 59 61 59 55 51 44 39
DEWPT               36 39 43 45 49 52 54 54 54 54 54 55 57 57 57 55 49 43 36 30
MIN/MAX RH                   95          83          97          84          89
RH                  63 74 86 89 93 86 90 93 93 93 93 96 96 93 87 87 80 74 73 70
WIND DIR             E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  8  6  8  9 10 11 11
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           81 89 96 95 97 91 90 94 93 93 94 93 96 95 95 93 89 79 69 42
VSBY                10 10 10  8  6  4  5  5  2  0  2  3  2  2  4 10            
POP 12HR                     10          80          90         100          40
RAIN                          C  C  C  D                                       
RAIN SHWRS                               NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  S  S  S SW  W            
T WIND SPD           6  2  1  1  1  5  4  3  3  4  3  3  8 13  6  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR FR FR   
ADI                  3  1  1  1  1  8  6  2  2  2  2  4 15 30 14  7            
MAX LVORI            3  3  6  7  7  5  5  7  7  6  8  8  5  4  4  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              2700   400   100     0   100     0   400   600  3000      
STA PRES            28.06 28.04 28.02 27.98 28.01 27.96 27.89 27.81            


Date           01/11Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       41      23      44      27      51      33      48      32      41
TEMP          40 31 27 24 41 34 30 29 48 39 34 34 47 41 37 33 40 33
DEWPT         20 12 13 14 14 16 14 14 20 24 23 23 28 31 31 28 24 21
RH            44 45 55 65 33 47 51 53 33 54 64 64 47 67 79 82 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN                                                  S  S  S  S  S

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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