RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

NCZ003-152100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1101 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

Date             Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 32          18          39          30          46
TEMP                   31 31 26 24 22 20 19 26 35 39 35 34 32 32 32 36 43 46 41
DEWPT                   3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  9 13 14 17 19 23 29 32 32 28
MAX/MIN RH                   30          57          27          71          56
RH                     30 31 40 45 49 54 56 42 28 28 40 43 53 58 69 75 65 58 59
WIND DIR               NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD               14 16 13 11  8  5  3  5  8  9  6  8  6  5  5  6  9  8  6
WIND GUST              26 28                   18                   17 19      
CLOUDS                 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              20 42  7  7  7 15 47 35 21 10 24 56 68 79 79 69 55 49 46
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          20
RAIN                                                              S  S         
MIX HGT                 6  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             23 25 25 20 14 10  6 11 16 17  5  8  9  8  8 10 16 16  6
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                    75 84 23 14 10  5  7 23 49 53  3  7  6  5  9 20 42 56  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               D  D  D  E  E  F  B  C  C  C  F  D  E  E  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  3700  3300  None
STA PRES                  28.75 28.85 28.92 28.97 28.95 28.96 28.93 28.99 29.01


Date          Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       26      32      15      37      16      32      16      39
TEMP          33 26 30 26 19 15 34 31 23 17 30 26 19 16 36 33
DEWPT         23 19 14  9  8  6 10 12  8  4  0  3  3  2  7 13
RH            66 74 51 48 61 67 36 45 52 56 27 36 49 53 29 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20       0       0       0       0       0       0
SNOW              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