RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ003-090800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1201 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/07/26      Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun
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                 43          69          48          76          52
TEMP                   47 43 46 60 66 67 61 54 50 48 52 63 72 75 70 60 55 53 56
DEWPT                  39 35 38 39 39 40 44 44 45 45 47 54 55 55 56 55 53 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   84          36          87          49          95
RH                     74 73 73 46 37 37 53 69 83 89 83 72 55 50 61 84 93 93 86
WIND DIR                N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                4  4  3  1  4  6  6  4  3  2  2  6  9  8  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                                  19                  
CLOUDS                 FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               6 20  2  1  3 12 38 41 21 28 72 48 43 40 33 27 44 40 43
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              3  2  1  2  6 11  6  4  5  4  8 17 18 17  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  1 11 51 78  5  2  3  2  8 70128118  2            
MAX LVORI               3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  G  A  A  A  B  E  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.94 28.99 28.91 28.89 28.83 28.82 28.78            


Date           05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       80      56      69      43      69      48      72      49      72
TEMP          77 73 60 59 65 60 47 46 66 64 51 51 68 66 53 52 69 66
DEWPT         54 56 55 54 54 46 39 37 38 41 42 45 52 53 49 48 49 49
RH            45 55 84 83 68 60 74 71 36 43 71 80 57 63 86 86 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      30      70       5       0      10      60      30      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC NM SC                   SC NM SC         
TSTMS                        IS                      SC 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