RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

NCZ003-222000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

Date             Wed 04/22/26            Thu 04/23/26            Fri 04/24/26
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                 80          52          82          55          83
TEMP                66 78 79 71 63 57 53 56 73 80 81 75 66 59 56 58 75 80 82 75
DEWPT               41 37 39 41 42 41 41 41 46 45 44 45 47 48 46 47 49 47 47 49
MAX/MIN RH                   23          63          27          72          29
RH                  40 23 24 34 46 55 64 57 38 29 27 34 50 67 69 67 40 31 29 40
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  W
WIND SPD             9 10 10  6  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  5
WIND GUST           19 23 21                                                   
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           12 16 32 42 20 22  4  5  4 15 33 33 16 14 14 19 21 33 42 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           5           5
MIX HGT              5  9  9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7 11  9 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W SW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          20 19 17  3  1  2  3  3 11  9 10  4  3  2  2  2  9 11  8  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                117169150  2  1  1  2  3 74 96 86  2  2  1  1  2 73128 89  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.06 28.97 28.99 29.00 29.01 28.92 28.92 28.90 28.89 28.83


Date          Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26
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       57      80      53      72      50      70      56      76
TEMP          61 60 76 70 57 54 68 65 53 52 67 66 58 57 71 72
DEWPT         50 50 55 57 54 51 49 47 46 45 47 48 51 54 59 55
RH            67 69 48 63 90 90 51 52 77 77 49 52 77 90 66 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10      70      50      30      20      20      50      70
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM SC
TSTMS                  SC                      IS 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