RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

NCZ003-102100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1031 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date             Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 70          43          69          46          64
TEMP                   67 69 54 49 47 44 43 60 68 67 56 52 48 47 46 58 62 58 50
DEWPT                  40 44 45 44 42 42 41 48 46 46 47 47 45 44 45 50 47 44 43
MAX/MIN RH                   37          95          43          99          57
RH                     37 40 71 83 83 93 93 64 45 47 72 83 89 89 96 75 58 59 77
WIND DIR               SW SW  W NW  N NW  N SE  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                5  2  2  3  4  3  3  1  4  3  2  2  2  4  4  9 11 13 11
WIND GUST                                                              21 25   
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)               3 11 22 17 15 15  4  4 39 29 25 19 14 46 14 19 45 53 26
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           5
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  3
T WIND DIR              W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD             11  8  5  5  5  5  4  3  9 10  6  5  4  3  4 14 16 14 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                    40 20  3  3  3  3  5  5 44 45  3  3  2  2  5 50 69 57  9
MAX LVORI               1  2  3  3  4  5  6  3  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  B  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.89 28.91 28.88 28.84 28.71 28.62 28.51 28.48 28.48


Date          Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       39      51      33      49      29      54      30      54
TEMP          43 39 50 41 36 33 47 41 33 30 52 44 34 31 51 44
DEWPT         38 33 32 31 29 26 27 27 27 25 28 30 28 27 31 34
RH            82 79 50 67 75 75 45 57 78 81 39 57 78 85 46 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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