RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

NCZ003-190900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

Date           01/18/26      Mon 01/19/26            Tue 01/20/26            Wed
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                 23          42          18          35          18
TEMP                28 25 24 23 31 39 41 32 27 24 21 18 26 33 35 28 23 21 19 18
DEWPT               14 13 13 12 11  9  6  8  7  4  3  0 -3 -5 -1  2  2  2  4  3
MIN/MAX RH                   63          23          47          19          52
RH                  55 60 62 62 43 28 23 36 42 41 45 44 27 19 21 32 39 43 51 51
WIND DIR             W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  W SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  3  5  8  9  6  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                       16 20 20                                       
CLOUDS              CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5  6  5  5  4  5  4  5 25 25 26  8  4  5  3  3  5  6  7 12
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           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1  1  1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD           8  8  5  5 14 14 16 16 14 11 10 11 17 19 13  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  3  4 45 54 60 11 10  5  5 12 53 78 55  1            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.92 28.91 28.96 29.01 29.13 29.18 29.29 29.33            


Date           01/21Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
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      27      48      22      43      27      42      25      36
TEMP          37 35 30 29 45 36 27 22 40 37 31 28 39 39 32 26 32 29
DEWPT          9 15 19 22 25 19 14 12 15 18 19 20 25 26 24 19 17 14
RH            31 43 63 75 45 50 57 65 36 46 61 71 57 59 72 74 53 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      20      20       5       5      20      40      50      40
RAIN                       S                       C  C  C         
SNOW                    S                       S  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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