RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

NCZ003-042100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date             Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 74          61          73          60          72
TEMP                61 70 72 66 66 64 63 63 66 70 72 65 63 62 61 60 63 68 71 62
DEWPT               58 62 63 64 63 63 63 63 66 67 67 65 63 62 60 59 60 58 55 54
MAX/MIN RH                   71         100          83         100          57
RH                  90 76 73 93 90 97100100100 90 84100100100 97 96 90 70 57 75
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  4  3  2  3 10  8  6  6  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  2  3
WIND GUST                          20                                          
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           89 90 86 90 88 89 96 95 83 70 48 49 64 76 87 78 67 52 21 15
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  8  5  4  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          70          30          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC NM SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NW NW  N
T WIND SPD           9 12 11  6  9 10  9  9 11 10 10  5  4  4  3  4  5  5  5  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP FR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 28 34  3  4  9  8 10 18 20 28  3  2  2  2  4  9 18 12  3
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  6  6  6  8  7  5  5  4  9  9  9 10  8  5  3  2  3
STABILITY            C  D  C  F  F  D  D  D  D  D  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING               600  2000  2800   400   400  None  1200   400   400  None
STA PRES            28.98 28.87 28.85 28.84 28.83 28.80 28.80 28.76 28.74 28.71


Date          Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       48      64      39      63      39      64      38      67
TEMP          52 48 63 50 44 40 60 50 43 40 61 52 42 39 64 55
DEWPT         47 43 42 41 38 36 39 40 36 33 34 37 34 32 37 40
RH            83 83 46 71 79 85 46 68 76 76 36 56 73 76 37 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

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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