RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

NCZ003-022000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
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                 86          65          74          57          66
TEMP          60 60 74 83 84 74 70 67 66 65 70 71 67 62 59 59 58 58 59 63 65 63
DEWPT         57 57 61 61 61 63 65 65 64 64 65 64 62 60 58 57 57 57 59 62 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   45          99          76          99          95
RH            90 90 64 47 46 69 84 93 93 97 84 79 84 93 96 93 96 96100 97 93 97
WIND DIR       W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
WIND SPD       3  3  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  5  6  8  8  9  9  8  6  5  3  2  1  0
CLOUDS        FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)      9 17  4 31 46 39 55 36 61 65 76 91 95 96 92 94 96 87 92 93 94 94
VSBY           1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  3  6  3  6  3  4 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          50          80          80
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC NM NM NM  O  O  O NM SC   
TSTMS                                             IS                           
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD     2  2 14 12 12  6  5  3  2  5 17 14  9 12 10  8  9  6  5  4  3  3
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            1  2 35 67 71  3  3  2  1  7 34 31 16 11  9  7  6 10  9  8  6  2
MAX LVORI      7  6  1  1  1  3  6  7  7  6  4  3  4  5  6  6  6  8  8  8  6 10
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  G  F  G  F  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  8100  1200   600   600   600   600   600
STA PRES            29.03 28.96 28.97 28.99 29.09 29.11 29.14 29.11 29.11 29.07


Date          Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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       58      77      51      65      43      67      45      74
TEMP          61 58 75 66 55 51 63 56 46 44 64 56 48 46 72 62
DEWPT         61 58 59 55 50 44 44 44 42 39 45 46 45 43 51 51
RH           100100 58 68 83 77 50 64 86 82 50 69 89 89 48 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10       0       0       0       0       5       0

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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