RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

NCZ003-040800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
831 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date           09/03/26      Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26            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                 73          93          73          93          68
TEMP                78 76 74 74 88 94 91 83 78 75 74 74 87 91 89 79 73 71 70 68
DEWPT               69 69 68 69 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 69 70 69 70 70 69 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   85          45          85          48          99
RH                  74 79 82 84 55 44 50 65 76 82 84 84 57 49 54 74 87 93 97100
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W SW SW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  3  3  3  4  3  5  4  4  4  4  5  6
CLOUDS              CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  6  2  1  6 16 30 10 22  8  2  2 10 61 61 62 62 52 52 46
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20          10          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                   SC SC SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                 IS                   SC SC SC            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  5  6  5  1  2  2  2  2 14 10 12  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 18 61 32  1  1  1  1  2 79 76 75  4            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  5  2  1  1  4  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 32200  9000      
STA PRES            28.94 28.97 28.97 28.92 28.91 28.89 28.88 28.80            


Date           09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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       82      64      79      61      83      62      87      67      90
TEMP          78 74 66 64 75 73 64 62 79 74 65 63 85 79 70 68 88 79
DEWPT         68 66 63 62 63 61 59 59 62 62 59 60 65 65 62 63 66 66
RH            71 76 90 93 66 66 84 90 56 66 81 90 51 62 76 84 48 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           60      40       5      20       0       0       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC             IS                              
TSTMS            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