RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ003-260900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/24/26      Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 35          54          44          55          41
TEMP                      35 35 40 51 53 50 48 47 46 46 49 54 56 54 50 47 44 42
DEWPT                     22 23 26 31 35 38 40 42 43 44 48 49 49 47 46 43 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   61          47          98          75          92
RH                        59 61 57 46 50 63 74 83 89 93 96 83 77 77 86 86 89 93
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD                  10  9 10 10 11 10  6  4  3  4  5  5  5  4  5  4  5  5
WIND GUST                       21 24 23                                       
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 96 94 92 63 58 63 88 97 97 88 93 86 78 71 74 79 80 80
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  4  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     10          10          70          80          40
RAIN                                            C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  N NE  N  E NE NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD                 6  5 11 17 20  8  5  5  3  1  1  4  3  3  3  1  2  3
DISPERSION                FR             FR PR VP VP             VP PR VP PR   
ADI                        6  4 16 51 41  7  4  4  2  1  1  5  4  2  2  1  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  5  7  7  8  5  4  4  5  6  7  6
STABILITY                  D  C  C  C  D  D  E  E  F  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D
CEILING                         11200  9100  5300  2200   400   300   400   400
STA PRES                        28.78 28.74 28.83 28.86 28.85 28.81 28.90 28.96


Date           02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       54      39      64      42      65      42      53      36      46
TEMP          51 50 42 40 61 57 47 42 62 58 48 42 49 51 44 37 42 43
DEWPT         41 41 38 37 41 42 40 38 40 37 37 33 34 36 35 32 30 32
RH            68 71 86 89 48 57 76 86 44 45 65 70 56 56 70 82 62 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      10       5       0       5      20      40      40      40
RAIN           S                                S  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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