RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

NCZ003-270800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Date           10/26/26      Tue 10/27/26            Wed 10/28/26            Thu
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                 43          72          48          68          51
TEMP          68 54 50 47 45 44 63 70 70 57 52 49 48 48 58 65 67 59 54 53 52 52
DEWPT         44 45 44 43 45 44 45 46 47 47 49 48 48 48 53 53 52 54 54 53 51 49
MIN/MAX RH                  100          40         100          59         100
RH            42 71 80 86100100 52 42 44 69 89 96100100 83 65 59 83100100 96 89
WIND DIR       N  N NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  N NE
WIND SPD       0  0  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS        CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)      1 21  3 24 15 14  6  5 20 16 13 32 63 63 51 51 53 71 69 65 77 67
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  S  W NW  N  N  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD     2  1  2  2  3  3  6  5  5  3  3  4  8  6  6  5  6  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            8  1  1  1  2  4 14 25 23  2  2  2  5  8 19 14 24  4            
MAX LVORI      2  4  5  6 10  9  2  2  2  3  7  8  9  8  3  2  2  5            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  E  D  B  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 10200  None  2900  1500      
STA PRES            29.19 29.19 29.24 29.21 29.26 29.29 29.33 29.29            


Date           10/29Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26
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       72      48      77      52      72      53      68      54      72
TEMP          69 62 52 49 74 64 54 53 69 62 55 54 65 61 56 55 69 63
DEWPT         53 57 52 49 52 54 51 50 55 55 53 53 58 58 56 55 60 60
RH            57 84100100 46 70 90 89 61 78 93 96 78 90100100 73 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      40      40      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC SC 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