RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

NCZ003-142000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date             Mon 09/14/26            Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26
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                 87          62          83          60          86
TEMP          67 69 79 85 87 78 71 68 64 63 71 79 82 75 67 64 61 61 75 83 86 77
DEWPT         66 66 68 65 65 65 62 59 55 53 55 59 62 63 61 59 58 58 61 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   49          77          49          92          48
RH            97 90 69 51 48 64 73 73 73 70 57 50 51 66 81 84 90 90 62 53 48 64
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E NE NE  E SE SE  E  E NE NE NE SE SE  E  E
WIND SPD       3  5  6  5  4  4  8  9  8  5  4  3  2  1  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  1
CLOUDS        FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     18  1 16 22 13 19 21 32 59 44 46 39 21 17  9  5  3  0  1  4  4  2
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE NE  N  N  N NE SW  E  E  E
T WIND SPD     2  5 16 12  9  4  4  5 14 12  8  3  3  1  2  2  2  1  1  2  4  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  6 74 80 57  2  3  4 13 16 28 16 18  1  1  1  1  1  4 11 24  1
MAX LVORI      8  5  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  4  4  5  6  7  3  2  2  3
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  D  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.02 29.01 29.09 29.16 29.26 29.22 29.25 29.26 29.28 29.22


Date          Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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       62      88      65      90      66      87      66      87
TEMP          65 63 85 78 68 66 88 80 69 67 85 79 69 67 84 77
DEWPT         60 58 62 63 60 60 65 68 65 63 66 67 65 65 67 69
RH            84 84 46 60 76 81 47 67 87 87 53 67 87 93 57 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0      30      10      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                         SC             IS       SC
TSTMS                              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