RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
230 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue
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                 52          81          55          68          45
TEMP                      52 56 73 78 80 74 64 59 56 59 62 63 64 60 53 48 45 48
DEWPT                     50 51 51 48 49 52 52 52 52 53 55 55 55 52 49 44 40 41
MIN/MAX RH                   92          33          86          70          86
RH                        93 83 46 35 34 46 65 78 86 80 78 75 73 75 86 86 82 77
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW SW SW SW  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   4  3  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  6  6  6  5  4  4  5  5  4
CLOUDS                    SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 45 11  1  9  9 23 39 36 44 84 89 91 94 92 32 25 19 16
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          60           5
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC                  
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  5  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
T WIND SPD                 3  2  8  6  8  4  2  2  3 16 17 17 14 16 10  5  4 10
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                        2  2 50 64 80  2  1  1  2 30 45 42 41 11  5  3  2 10
MAX LVORI                  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  4
STABILITY                  E  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  E  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  6300  3000  None  None
STA PRES                  28.89 28.96 28.92 28.95 28.95 29.01 29.01 29.05 29.09


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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      50      74      50      71      47      76      53      84
TEMP          68 66 52 53 73 67 55 52 69 64 50 51 72 70 56 57 81 77
DEWPT         42 44 44 46 52 55 51 47 43 43 42 42 45 48 48 49 52 55
RH            39 45 74 77 48 65 86 83 39 46 74 71 38 45 74 75 37 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0      50      40       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC                                 
TSTMS                        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