RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

NCZ003-152000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Date             Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26
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                 92          68          95          73          93
TEMP             67 82 89 92 85 74 70 69 73 88 93 94 88 78 77 75 76 87 91 91 85
DEWPT            62 66 65 65 67 66 66 65 66 69 64 64 68 68 66 65 68 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   40          88          36          80          43
RH               84 58 45 41 55 76 87 87 79 54 38 37 52 71 69 71 76 55 47 45 57
WIND DIR         NW NW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N NE  S  W  W NW NW  N NE  E SE  S
WIND SPD          2  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS           FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         8  1  4  3  1  3  9  7  4  8 22 16 36 14 10  3  5  5 30 30 54
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N  N SW SW SW  W NW NW  N NW  W  W  W NW  N  N  E  E SE NE
T WIND SPD        1  6  3  1  5  3  2  3  4  6  3  4  6  3  4  4  4  5  3  4  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP
ADI               1 23 22  7  3  2  1  2  4 36 29 42  3  2  2  2  4 33 31 41  1
MAX LVORI         5  2  2  2  3  4  6  6  4  1  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.04 28.96 28.96 28.96 28.97 28.92 28.93 28.95 28.97 28.93


Date          Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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      91      70      90      69      91      70      91
TEMP          73 73 89 83 72 72 87 83 72 71 88 84 72 72 89 84
DEWPT         70 71 71 71 71 70 71 70 69 68 67 67 68 69 69 70
RH            90 93 56 67 97 93 59 65 90 90 50 57 87 90 52 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      60      30      20      20      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM SC       IS IS IS                SC
TSTMS         IS       SC SC       IS 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