RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
431 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date           10/15/26      Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            Sun
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                 62          82          50          59          38
TEMP          83 72 67 65 63 62 72 80 80 68 60 55 52 50 53 57 56 48 45 42 40 39
DEWPT         68 68 66 65 63 62 66 67 66 64 53 47 44 44 43 40 37 36 33 32 30 29
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60          86          48          70
RH            61 87 97100100100 81 65 62 87 78 74 74 80 69 53 49 63 62 67 67 67
WIND DIR      SE  E  E NE  W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  2  3  1  1  3  5  8  8  9 18 17 13 11 12 11 12  9  8  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                         24    25 23 23               
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     18 30 33 28 31 37 31  6 27 61 67 62 63 41 26 20 18 12  6  3  3  1
VSBY          10 10 10  9  9  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20          40          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                               SC    SC                              
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3  1  3  2  1  3  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     S SE  E  E  S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD     5  2  2  2  1  3  5 17 18 20 28 27 18 17 26 24 21  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR GD GD FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           22  1  1  1  1  4  9 78 61 19 39 37 16 52103 98 90  6            
MAX LVORI      2  6  8 10 10  9  4  1  1  4  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  3900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.98 28.95 28.88 28.77 28.89 29.01 29.18 29.26            


Date           10/18Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       58      39      63      43      69      46      69      46      69
TEMP          55 47 41 40 60 53 46 45 66 58 50 47 67 59 50 47 66 59
DEWPT         32 34 33 34 44 45 43 42 49 50 46 45 50 50 47 46 52 52
RH            41 60 73 79 55 74 89 89 54 75 86 93 54 72 89 96 61 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
POP 12HR            5      10       5       5       0       0       0       0       0

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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