RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

NCZ003-240800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/23/26      Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            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                 42          62          42          65          40
TEMP                52 49 46 44 54 59 60 54 49 47 45 44 55 62 64 55 47 45 42 41
DEWPT               43 43 44 43 43 43 41 42 42 42 42 42 47 48 46 48 47 45 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                  100          48         100          51         100
RH                  71 80 93 96 66 55 49 64 77 83 89 93 74 60 52 77100100100100
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD             6  8  6  6  8  8  6  5  5  6  6  8  8  5  5  4  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS              CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            1 14 41  7 16  4  2  2  4  8  6  8 15  7  9  6  3  4  4  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E NE            
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  9 10  8  6  6  6 10 10 10 10  8  6  8            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2 10 34 34 30  3  3  5  5 11 32 35 37  4            
MAX LVORI            3  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  6  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY            F  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.29 29.33 29.39 29.37 29.42 29.42 29.45 29.37            


Date           10/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       70      41      73      45      67      46      71      47      74
TEMP          67 57 45 42 70 60 49 46 65 57 49 47 69 60 50 48 71 62
DEWPT         44 46 44 41 45 49 47 46 49 51 49 47 52 53 50 47 51 52
RH            43 67 96 96 41 67 93100 56 80100100 55 78100 96 49 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       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