RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

NCZ003-072000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

Date             Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26
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                 75          54          82          54          76
TEMP                   70 74 63 59 56 55 54 71 79 79 67 60 56 54 54 68 75 74 62
DEWPT                  52 52 56 56 55 53 53 57 57 54 52 51 49 46 46 52 51 52 52
MAX/MIN RH                   46          97          42          75          43
RH                     53 46 78 90 96 93 96 61 47 42 59 72 77 74 74 57 43 46 70
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE
WIND SPD                4  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS                 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)               4  4  9  3  2 17 12  6  7 20 55 36 41 46 40 39 50 56 70
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E NE
T WIND SPD              6  8  4  2  2  2  1  4 11 11  4  5  2  3  3 10  6  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    23 28  2  1  1  1  1 12 68 65  3  3  1  2  4 23 30 12  2
MAX LVORI               2  2  4  6  8  8  8  2  1  1  3  3  4  3  3  2  1  2  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 23300
STA PRES                  28.90 28.93 28.92 28.97 28.95 29.04 29.11 29.19 29.18


Date          Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       56      72      59      69      61      76      57      78
TEMP          58 56 71 62 60 60 67 66 63 61 75 65 60 58 77 65
DEWPT         49 49 55 56 58 60 67 66 63 61 65 62 59 57 62 60
RH            72 77 57 81 93100100100100100 71 90 96 96 60 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      30      70      90      60      10       0       0
RAIN                    C  L  L  D  D  L                     
RAIN SHWRS                               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