RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date             Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26
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                 89          68          90          69          85
TEMP                80 86 86 81 74 71 69 72 83 88 86 81 74 71 70 72 78 81 81 77
DEWPT               71 70 70 70 69 68 67 69 71 70 71 70 70 69 67 69 72 72 72 71
MAX/MIN RH                   55          92          55          93          73
RH                  74 59 59 69 84 90 93 90 67 55 61 69 87 93 90 90 82 74 74 82
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  6  6  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  5  4  5  4  4  4  5  4  3
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           22 43 51 32  8 11 10 11 37 72 83 47 46 56 64 75 73 77 77 63
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5          40          20          70
RAIN SHWRS                SC                   SC SC IS IS       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                     SC                   SC SC IS IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           8 11 12  2  2  2  2  2  9 13 12  6  2  3  3  8 11 17 16  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP PR VP             VP
ADI                 38 74 51  1  1  1  1  2 48 58 57  5  2  2  2  8 28 61 48  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  7  7  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  3  3  3  5
STABILITY            A  B  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  B  E  E  E  E  B  C  B  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  6000  None  5900  7000  5100
STA PRES            28.93 28.87 28.90 28.92 28.94 28.93 28.95 28.97 28.98 28.95


Date          Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       66      82      64      80      63      85      65      91
TEMP          69 69 79 75 66 66 78 75 65 65 82 80 67 68 88 85
DEWPT         69 68 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 63 62 63 62 63 64 65
RH           100 97 72 79100 97 62 66 90 93 51 56 84 84 45 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      50      40      30      10       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                        
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       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