RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
501 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date             Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26
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                 76          59          64          45          68
TEMP             59 64 72 74 70 66 63 62 60 61 61 62 59 54 48 45 48 59 65 68 62
DEWPT            54 58 61 63 64 64 62 61 59 60 58 55 51 47 43 40 41 42 42 44 47
MAX/MIN RH                   66          97          76          83          42
RH               83 81 68 69 81 93 97 97 96 97 90 78 75 77 83 82 77 53 43 42 58
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  N  N  N NW  N NW  N  N NE  S  S  S
WIND SPD         11 11 12 11  9  6  3  3  5  6  5  6  6  6  5  4  3  2  4  6  5
WIND GUST        21 24 23 21                                                   
CLOUDS           OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)       100100 78 88100100100100 92 82 85 77 42 27 29 31 23  9 15 18 20
VSBY              8 10  6  8  7  4  3  3  3  3  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50         100          70           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC SC NM  O NM SC NM SC                              
TSTMS                  IS IS SC IS IS          IS                              
MIX HGT           1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR        S SW SW  W  W SW  W SW SW NE  N NE  S  W NW NW NW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       14 17 20 19  6  2  3  8  3  3 12  6  1  3  5  3  2  1  8 13  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR PR PR VP             PR
ADI              21 33 59 50  6  2  3  7  4  8 36 17  1  2  3  2  2  6 59 82  3
MAX LVORI         4  3  1  1  4  6  8  6  8  6  4  3  4  4  5  5  4  2  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F
CEILING              1100  2600  3700   300   300  2100  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.82 28.79 28.81 28.77 28.77 28.79 28.86 28.94 28.98 28.88


Date          Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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       49      75      53      79      57      72      46      71
TEMP          51 52 71 69 56 56 75 73 62 59 69 64 49 49 67 64
DEWPT         47 49 53 55 52 53 58 61 58 55 52 46 41 40 42 44
RH            86 89 53 61 86 90 55 66 87 87 55 52 74 71 40 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       5       5      40      50      30      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC SC            
TSTMS                              SC IS    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