RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1101 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                 78          65          72          63          79
TEMP                   76 75 72 69 69 67 67 69 70 71 69 67 66 64 65 70 76 79 76
DEWPT                  71 71 70 69 69 67 67 69 70 70 68 67 66 64 65 68 68 69 69
MAX/MIN RH                   81         100          96         100          71
RH                     85 87 93100100100100100100 97 97100100100100 93 76 72 79
WIND DIR               NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD                3  3  4  5  5  6  8  6  6  6 10  9 10  9  9  6  5  4  2
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              85 81 91 90 95 89 94 91 91 89 84 78 76 70 74 59 52 35 30
VSBY                    9  7  5  5  5  7  7  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          90          90          40          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM  O NM NM  O SC NM SC SC IS IS       IS IS   
TSTMS                     SC SC             IS SC SC IS                IS IS   
Obvis                              PF                                          
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE
T WIND SPD              5 11 10  9  6  9  8 23 20 11  8  5  4  4  9 10  6  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             FR PR FR PR             VP
ADI                    22 38  7  6  5  6 10 40 49 25  7  5  4  4 13 32 32 23  2
MAX LVORI               4  4  6  8  9  8  8  4  4  5  6  9  9  9  5  4  3  3  5
STABILITY               B  B  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  C  C  B  A  G
CEILING                    1300  2000   600   600  2500  4700  5100  5900  None
STA PRES                  29.04 29.07 29.06 29.12 29.13 29.12 29.10 29.12 29.07


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       65      89      69      92      70      92      69      90
TEMP          66 68 86 82 71 72 90 86 73 72 89 85 72 71 88 84
DEWPT         66 67 69 70 68 68 69 70 68 68 68 69 67 68 68 69
RH           100 97 57 67 90 87 50 59 84 87 50 59 84 90 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0      10       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                          IS 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