RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

NCZ003-072000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
631 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date             Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 66          43          68          47          75
TEMP             60 60 62 63 60 53 48 44 46 59 65 67 61 54 50 47 51 64 71 74 69
DEWPT            59 58 57 54 50 45 40 37 39 41 43 44 46 46 45 45 47 53 54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH                   69          77          42          91          49
RH               96 93 84 72 69 74 74 76 76 51 45 43 58 74 83 93 86 67 55 50 63
WIND DIR         NW  N NE  N  W NW  N  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD          4  5  5  5  4  6  5  4  3  2  5  8  6  4  3  3  3  6  9  8  4
WIND GUST                                                              19 18   
CLOUDS           OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        91 90 89 71 41  9  5 10 17  3  4  6 17 28 29 39 46 47 35 33 41
VSBY              6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS        O SC SC                                                      
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N NE  N  N NW NW NW NW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        5  5  9  8  1  3  2  2  1  2  8 10  5  4  3  2  6 14 19 17  3
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 14 26 22  1  2  1  1  1 11 55 64  3  2  2  1 10 56140127  2
MAX LVORI         6  5  3  3  4  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  6  7  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  E
CEILING               800  1800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.80 28.80 28.88 28.95 28.98 28.90 28.88 28.81 28.79 28.74


Date          Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       52      78      56      69      44      70      49      75
TEMP          55 56 75 72 61 57 66 62 47 47 67 64 52 52 71 69
DEWPT         53 53 56 59 57 52 48 42 38 38 40 43 43 45 51 53
RH            93 90 52 64 87 83 52 48 71 71 37 46 71 77 49 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      40      60      40       0       0      20      30
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC NM SC                   IS IS SC
TSTMS                     IS    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