RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date             Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26
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                 91          69          91          67          90
TEMP                84 89 91 85 76 72 70 73 85 90 91 83 76 71 68 70 80 86 89 84
DEWPT               71 69 69 69 70 67 66 67 69 66 67 69 68 67 64 63 61 59 57 60
MAX/MIN RH                   49          90          45          88          34
RH                  65 52 49 59 82 84 87 81 59 45 45 63 76 87 87 78 52 40 34 44
WIND DIR             W SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N SW  S
WIND SPD             4  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  5  6  6  5  6  5  5  5  4  3  2  2
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            7 38 45 45 42 19 28 17 12 14 38 70 54 33 29 26 12  8 15 19
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30           5          40          20           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                      IS IS IS                     
TSTMS                  IS IS                      IS IS                        
MIX HGT              4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W SW  W  W  N NW  N  E  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           8  6  9  9  4  3  2  2 13  8  9 11  6  3  4  5  9  1  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 40 51 49  6  3  2  1  2 75 55 49  8  5  2  2  8 47  9 39  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  6  6  4  1  2  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  E  E  F  F  A  A  B  B  E  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.93 28.86 28.86 28.89 28.89 28.81 28.88 28.90 28.93 28.89


Date          Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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       67      90      67      84      62      79      60      81
TEMP          69 70 90 83 71 69 80 78 67 64 75 75 64 63 79 77
DEWPT         60 63 65 67 66 63 63 63 60 59 59 60 58 58 56 58
RH            73 78 44 59 84 81 56 60 78 84 58 60 81 84 45 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      40      30      50      50      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC    IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC          SC 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