RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
832 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

NCZ003-140800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
832 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date           03/13/26      Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            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
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                 41          66          44          65          56
TEMP                49 47 43 41 54 64 66 60 54 49 46 45 52 62 65 62 59 59 60 60
DEWPT               34 35 35 33 33 34 36 38 39 38 38 38 46 50 51 52 55 56 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   74          32          79          61          95
RH                  56 63 73 73 45 32 33 44 57 66 73 76 80 65 60 70 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR            SW  W  W NW NW  W  S SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD            11  8  5  4  4  2  3  4  5  4  4  5  5  6  9 10 11 12 14 17
WIND GUST                                                  17 19             28
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)            5 19 21 24 15 28 27 10 11 19 22 58 81 76 79 86 86 94 92 99
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  1  2  5   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          90
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC  O  O  O  O  O
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W NW  W  S  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           8  5  3  2 10  5  4  2  5  6  4  3  5 10 16 16            
DISPERSION          FR PR PR             VP PR VP VP             FR FR FR GD   
ADI                  5  4  2  3 28 27 26  1  3  3  2  4 10 26 42  0            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  4            
STABILITY            E  E  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  A            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  1800  1700   400      
STA PRES            28.95 28.99 29.09 29.09 29.11 29.11 29.12 28.97            


Date           03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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       64      27      40      22      46      31      59      38      65
TEMP          62 53 35 28 38 35 27 23 42 42 35 32 55 53 44 40 63 59
DEWPT         55 33 17 10  7  7 10 12 11 19 22 24 31 36 36 36 40 39
RH            78 46 47 46 27 30 48 62 28 39 59 72 40 52 73 85 43 47
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR          100      10       0       0       0       5       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O                                              IS
TSTMS         IS 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