RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

NCZ003-030900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
631 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

Date           01/02/26      Sat 01/03/26            Sun 01/04/26            Mon
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                 37          43          31          50          28
TEMP             48 45 43 41 40 40 41 43 38 35 33 32 31 40 48 49 39 34 32 30 28
DEWPT            35 35 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 32 30 28 25 25 21 19 18 18 20 20 19
MIN/MAX RH                   86          68          89          30          69
RH               60 68 73 79 79 79 73 67 82 89 89 85 78 55 34 30 42 51 61 66 68
WIND DIR          W  N NE NE  E  E NE NE  E NE  N NW NW  N NW  N  N  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD          3  3  3  3  5  5  4  3  3  2  1  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  1  1  2
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)        81 95 92 85 98 96 98 82 66 23 16 24 14  4  5  9 31 72 78 63 24
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10  9  6  5  9  8  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          60           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM SC                                          
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W NE  N NE  E  E NE NE NE NE  N SW  W NW NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD        2  1  2  3  3  8  5  4  4  2  0  2  3 10  9  9  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  1  2  3 10  8  7  2  1  0  1  3 20 28 30  2            
MAX LVORI         3  4  4  5  5  4  3  3  4  6  6  6  4  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  C  C  C  C  G            
CEILING             11200 10900  2800  2100  None  None  None  None 22500      
STA PRES            28.80 28.82 28.87 28.85 28.87 28.91 29.00 29.02            


Date           01/05Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26
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       48      33      58      42      63      44      60      50      63
TEMP          44 41 36 34 53 51 45 44 60 52 47 45 56 54 52 51 59 58
DEWPT         23 30 31 31 39 42 41 41 45 43 42 42 45 46 49 50 52 52
RH            43 65 82 89 59 71 86 89 58 71 83 89 66 74 89 96 78 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10      10      20      30      30
RAIN                                               S  S  S         
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC 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