RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

NCZ003-290800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

Date           08/28/26      Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            Mon
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                 66          82          67          85          67
TEMP          81 74 69 67 66 67 74 79 81 75 69 68 68 68 75 81 84 78 71 69 68 69
DEWPT         69 69 68 67 66 67 69 70 69 70 69 68 68 68 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          67         100          62         100
RH            67 84 97100100100 84 74 67 84100100100100 84 69 63 76 93100100 97
WIND DIR      NE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  1  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     68 53 47 72 58 48 53 75 51 42 41 59 73 58 55 39 31 29 27 19 32 19
VSBY          10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          20          20           5           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                IS IS    IS                                 
TSTMS         SC IS                IS IS                                       
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE SE  S SE  S SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD     4  0  2  3  5  5  4  8  6  9  4  1  3  6 10 10 10  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           21  0  1  2  4  6 13 30 26  4  2  1  2  7 34 57 51  3            
MAX LVORI      3  6  8 10  9  9  4  3  3  5  9 10 10  8  4  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  E  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  2900   600  None  None   900  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.02 29.07 29.12 29.09 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.06            


Date           08/31Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       89      70      92      72      93      72      92      71      91
TEMP          87 81 72 71 89 83 75 73 90 83 75 73 89 82 73 72 88 81
DEWPT         68 70 68 67 68 69 68 68 68 69 68 68 68 70 68 68 68 69
RH            53 69 87 87 50 63 79 84 49 63 79 84 50 67 84 87 52 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0      10      10      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS          IS
TSTMS                                                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