RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

NCZ003-030800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date           06/02/26      Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26            Fri
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                 55          78          54          84          58
TEMP                60 58 55 55 70 76 78 73 62 57 55 59 76 81 83 78 66 60 58 63
DEWPT               51 48 46 49 46 47 47 50 49 48 46 49 50 49 50 53 53 52 51 53
MIN/MAX RH                   79          34          74          31          78
RH                  72 69 72 80 42 36 33 44 62 72 72 69 40 33 32 42 63 75 77 70
WIND DIR             N NE  N NW  N NE NE  E NE  N  N  N  N SE SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  3  2  3  4  5  6  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           26  9 10  2  3  3  8  3  6  3  2  2  1  2  4  3  2  4  5  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  7  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NE NW NW  N  N NE  E  N  N  N  N NE  E SW SW            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  8  8 10  4  2  2  3  1  5  2  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  2 65 72 92  2  1  1  2  1 40 20 20  1            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.17 29.22 29.25 29.17 29.19 29.19 29.21 29.12            


Date           06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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       88      61      89      63      87      65      84      61      81
TEMP          85 82 65 65 86 82 67 67 84 81 68 67 81 78 66 63 77 76
DEWPT         52 55 55 56 55 56 57 59 59 61 62 62 62 61 60 58 58 58
RH            32 40 70 73 35 41 70 75 43 51 81 84 53 56 81 84 52 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      20      30      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS       SC SC       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