RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

NCZ003-242000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date             Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26
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                 82          59          88          66          90
TEMP                   78 81 74 67 64 62 66 77 84 87 81 73 69 67 70 81 87 87 81
DEWPT                  50 50 55 49 50 50 54 58 58 58 60 61 61 61 64 65 64 65 66
MAX/MIN RH                   33          73          38          81          46
RH                     37 34 51 52 60 65 65 52 41 38 49 66 76 81 81 58 46 48 60
WIND DIR               SW SW  S SE  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                1  2  2  1  2  2  1  3  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  5  8  8  5
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              30  6  9  8 21 22 54 23 23 27 25 15 19 23 23 23 33 37 51
VSBY                   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          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  W NW  N  N SW  S SW  S SW  W SW SW SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD              2  4  4  1  2  2  0  6  8  9  4  1  2  1  2 11 11 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    17 33  2  1  1  1  0 36 64 79  2  1  1  1  3 67 79 85  6
MAX LVORI               2  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.00 29.00 29.00 29.02 28.99 28.99 29.03 29.05 28.98


Date          Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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       69      90      69      90      68      87      68      92
TEMP          71 72 86 82 71 72 87 83 71 70 85 83 71 71 89 86
DEWPT         66 67 66 67 67 68 68 69 66 66 66 65 63 65 65 65
RH            84 84 51 61 87 87 53 63 84 87 53 55 76 81 45 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20      30      40      10      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS    SC IS SC       IS               
TSTMS         IS       IS          SC                        

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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