RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

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

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date           07/01/26      Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            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                 72          98          72          98          72
TEMP                80 75 72 75 88 96 98 90 80 75 73 75 89 96 97 88 79 74 73 75
DEWPT               70 69 68 69 71 68 66 69 68 68 67 68 70 67 65 68 67 67 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   86          35          80          35          80
RH                  72 82 87 82 57 40 35 50 67 79 81 79 54 39 35 52 67 79 76 76
WIND DIR             S  S  N  N NE  E NE SW SW  W  W  W NE  E SE  S  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            3  2  1  3  2  5  1 27 14  4  4  9  4 13  7 20 17 19  6  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           5           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  9 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW  N  N  N NE  N NW NW NW  N NE NW  N NW            
T WIND SPD           2  1  1  1  2  2  3  0  2  2  1  2  2  1  3  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  1 11 20 30  0  1  1  1  2 11 10 34  1            
MAX LVORI            3  6  6  5  2  2  1  2  3  4  6  4  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.99 29.01 29.07 29.01 29.01 29.03 29.04 28.98            


Date           07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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       99      72      97      71      95      70      91      69      88
TEMP          96 90 74 75 95 89 74 74 94 84 73 73 88 83 71 71 86 80
DEWPT         64 66 67 68 65 65 67 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 69
RH            35 45 79 79 37 45 79 82 43 61 87 87 54 65 97 97 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            5      10      30      30      50      30      60      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC       SC SC    IS NM SC IS IS NM
TSTMS                        SC SC       SC SC       NM SC       NM

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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