RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

NCZ003-262000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
331 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

Date             Sun 04/26/26            Mon 04/27/26            Tue 04/28/26
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                 69          46          71          46          67
TEMP          56 56 61 66 69 63 55 51 48 48 59 68 71 65 56 50 47 49 56 63 67 65
DEWPT         56 56 55 53 51 48 47 45 44 42 42 41 42 42 43 44 43 43 48 51 53 53
MAX/MIN RH                   54          85          35          86          61
RH           100100 81 63 53 58 74 80 86 80 53 37 35 43 62 80 86 80 74 65 61 65
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  5  9 10 10 10 11  9  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  5  6  5  5
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     73 59 72 33 20  9 23 39 59 33  8 14 17 14 18 31 42 80 87 86 71 55
VSBY           1  3  9 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          10          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                       NM NM SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  S SE  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  8 16 14 16 13 14 13 14 14 11  8  8  4  4 12 10  8 11  9 10  8
DISPERSION    VP             FR FR PR PR             PR PR PR VP             PR
ADI            1  6 41 56 68  9 10  9 13 42 45 40 42  2  2  6  7 11 28 30 36  5
MAX LVORI     10  8  3  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  3  1  3
STABILITY      F  C  C  B  B  E  E  E  D  B  B  A  A  F  F  F  E  B  B  C  C  E
CEILING               700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5100   600
STA PRES            28.92 28.98 29.07 29.12 29.18 29.12 29.16 29.15 29.14 29.04


Date          Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26
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       54      72      50      68      42      68      43      65
TEMP          55 56 68 68 56 52 65 61 47 45 64 61 49 46 61 59
DEWPT         54 55 61 56 48 43 38 35 36 34 36 37 39 38 38 36
RH            96 96 78 65 74 71 37 38 65 65 35 41 68 73 42 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      90      20      10      10      30      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC  O  O IS IS             IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS               IS SC                                    

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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