RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

NCZ003-022100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date             Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 64          44          72          52          72
TEMP             50 55 61 63 53 49 47 46 45 61 69 71 59 56 55 53 53 62 69 71 65
DEWPT            43 48 45 45 46 45 44 44 45 53 55 54 55 54 53 53 53 59 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH                   51          99          56         100          70
RH               77 77 56 52 77 86 89 93100 75 61 55 87 93 93100100 90 78 71 90
WIND DIR         NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  S  S  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          3  3  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  3
CLOUDS           OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        92 80 59 36 25  9  4 26 35 38 22 22 37 26 32 37 46 75 73 74 79
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR       NE  E SE SE  E NE  N  N  N SE SE SE SE  E NE  E SE SE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD        6  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  9 10 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5  9 16 16  1  1  1  1  2  6 18 22  2  1  1  1  2 18 25 23  5
MAX LVORI         4  4  2  2  4  6  7  7  9  4  2  2  6  7  8 10  9  4  3  3  5
STABILITY         C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  F
CEILING              7600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1200  2100
STA PRES            29.33 29.25 29.26 29.23 29.23 29.17 29.17 29.11 29.10 29.03


Date          Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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       60      73      56      71      49      68      45      66
TEMP          61 61 71 64 58 57 69 62 53 50 66 58 49 46 63 56
DEWPT         61 61 66 63 58 56 58 57 51 48 50 50 46 44 48 48
RH           100100 84 97100 96 68 84 93 93 56 75 89 93 58 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      60      40      40      10       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS                      IS
TSTMS               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