RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

NCZ003-050800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Date           06/03/26      Thu 06/04/26            Fri 06/05/26            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
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                 55          84          58          87          62
TEMP                      55 60 76 82 84 78 66 61 58 62 79 85 86 79 71 65 62 65
DEWPT                     47 51 51 51 52 55 54 53 52 55 56 55 55 57 57 56 56 58
MIN/MAX RH                   76          33          80          34          81
RH                        74 72 42 34 33 45 65 75 80 78 45 36 35 47 61 73 81 78
WIND DIR                   N  N NE NE SE SE SW  W  W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  6  5  4  3
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                  1  1  1  2  4  9  2  2  5  3  4 22 26 27 38 34 26 31
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N NE NE  S  N NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
T WIND SPD                 3  2  6  2  1  0  2  2  2  1  3  6  9  8  3  3  1  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                        2  2 43 19 10  0  1  1  1  1 19 59 70  4  2  2  1  2
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4
STABILITY                  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.16 29.16 29.08 29.07 29.08 29.08 29.01 29.00 29.00


Date           06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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       88      65      90      67      86      62      82      62      85
TEMP          86 82 67 69 89 82 69 69 83 80 67 64 78 78 65 64 82 80
DEWPT         57 59 58 59 61 64 63 64 63 62 60 58 58 58 57 58 59 60
RH            37 46 73 70 39 55 81 84 51 54 78 81 50 50 75 81 46 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      30      20      30      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    IS SC IS IS    IS          IS
TSTMS                        SC IS       SC                      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