RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                 97          73          99          72          97
TEMP             77 90 96 97 91 79 75 73 76 90 97 99 92 80 74 72 75 89 96 95 87
DEWPT            69 70 67 66 69 69 68 67 67 69 65 64 65 65 65 65 67 69 65 64 66
MAX/MIN RH                   37          82          32          79          35
RH               76 52 39 36 49 72 79 81 74 50 35 32 41 60 74 79 76 52 36 36 50
WIND DIR          W  E SE  S NW  S NW NW NW SW SW  S SW  S  W NW NW  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD          2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  5  4  4
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         2  6 16 16 13 15 14 16 35 19 32 10 26 24 23 15 11  9 19 27 48
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          10           5          10          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT          <1  4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  9  8 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  E SE  S  W NW NW NW  N  E SW  S NW  E  W  W NW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD        1  6  2  1  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  6  1  2  2  1  4  9 10 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               1 36 21 10  1  1  1  1  3 10 21 30  3  1  1  1  1 24 96101  8
MAX LVORI         4  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.04 28.97 28.97 28.95 28.97 28.91 28.92 28.91 28.90 28.86


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       71      94      69      90      68      89      68      89
TEMP          73 73 93 82 71 71 89 81 71 71 86 82 71 71 86 82
DEWPT         68 69 69 71 70 70 70 70 68 69 69 69 68 68 69 69
RH            84 87 46 69 97 97 54 69 90 93 57 65 90 90 57 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      50      40      50      40      40      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC SC       SC SC    IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS       SC SC       SC IS       SC 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