RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

NCZ003-052100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
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                 33          29          45          27          45
TEMP                   31 32 32 31 32 30 31 36 42 44 38 34 31 30 29 37 43 44 38
DEWPT                  30 30 31 30 30 30 31 35 37 39 37 33 29 28 28 33 35 36 35
MAX/MIN RH                   89         100          81          96          71
RH                     96 92 96 96 92100100 96 82 82 96 96 92 92 96 85 73 73 89
WIND DIR               NE NE NE  N SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  E  S  S  W
WIND SPD                4  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              96 90 82 86 96 93 95 89 83 52 21 11 20 30 49 54 63 54 49
VSBY                    4  6  6  2  2  3  1  8 10 10  9  9 10  9 10 10 10 10  6
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0          10
FRZG RAIN                                                                      
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT                 1  1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR             NE  N NE  E  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  W  N NW  N  N  S  W SW
T WIND SPD              8  5  4  2  1  2  1  3  6  8  3  1  1  2  1  0  3  3  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    11  7  2  1  1  1  1  4 15 11  2  1  1  1  1  0  8  5  2
MAX LVORI               6  6  6  7  9 10  9  8  4  4  7  9  8  7  8  6  3  3  7
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING                     400  1100   400 10600  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.91 28.91 28.90 28.90 28.87 28.93 28.97 28.98 28.90


Date          Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25
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       30      38      20      41      27      48      36      45
TEMP          35 31 37 31 25 22 37 32 30 28 45 42 39 37 44 36
DEWPT         32 27 25 22 18 17 21 25 25 25 33 34 34 32 27 24
RH            89 85 61 69 74 81 52 75 81 88 62 73 82 82 51 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      20       5       0       0       5      20      30
RAIN              S  S                             S  S  C  S
SLEET             S                                          
SNOW              S  S                                       

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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