RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

NCZ003-310800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date           05/30/26      Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            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                 56          74          57          79          56
TEMP                63 58 57 58 64 71 74 70 64 62 60 61 71 76 78 73 64 60 57 59
DEWPT               48 46 46 48 50 53 55 57 57 57 57 59 62 60 58 58 55 53 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   72          51          95          50          83
RH                  58 64 67 69 60 53 51 63 78 84 90 93 73 58 50 59 73 78 80 78
WIND DIR            NE  E NE NE  E  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD            13 10  5  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  8  8
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           75 62 59 45 51 73 53 51 41 45 86 86 66 68 68 45 56 54 48 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          30          50          20
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NW  N            
T WIND SPD          18 12 12 12  5  5  9 11 11  9  5  2  3  8  9  5            
DISPERSION          FR FR PR             VP PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                 16 11  8 24 25 32 51  8  5  6  4  3 10 33 54  4            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  3  2  1  1  3  4  4  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  D  E  C  A  A  A  E  F  E  E  C  C  C  B  E            
CEILING             14200  None  4400  None  None  1200  2400  6900  None      
STA PRES            28.96 29.05 29.08 29.00 28.97 28.91 28.88 28.85            


Date           06/02Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
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       75      51      75      52      80      56      84      60      86
TEMP          71 68 55 55 72 69 55 57 77 74 60 61 82 78 64 64 83 79
DEWPT         52 52 49 49 46 49 47 49 50 53 53 54 56 57 57 58 60 61
RH            51 57 80 80 39 49 74 75 39 48 78 78 41 48 78 81 46 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10       5       5       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              IS
TSTMS            IS                                              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