RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
603 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

NCZ003-270900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
603 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

Date           02/26/26      Fri 02/27/26            Sat 02/28/26            Sun
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                 39          58          42          66          41
TEMP             52 49 46 42 40 47 54 57 52 47 45 43 42 51 61 64 57 51 47 43 42
DEWPT            48 46 43 41 38 42 41 42 42 42 41 42 41 44 43 41 42 41 40 39 38
MIN/MAX RH                   97          57          97          43          88
RH               86 89 89 96 92 83 61 57 69 83 86 96 96 77 51 43 57 68 76 86 86
WIND DIR          N NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE  E NE  N  N NW  W SW  S  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS           B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        77 46 45 67 72 75 40 33 39 35 48 47 44 21  8  5  4  5  6  5  6
VSBY              9  7  5  5  5 10 10 10 10  9  5  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                                            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NW  W SW            
T WIND SPD        0  2  2  3  3  4  8  5  8  6  4  4  2  4  6  4  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               0  2  2  2  4  6 34 29  4  3  2  2  2  7 31 30  2            
MAX LVORI         6  6  7  8  6  4  1  2  3  5  6  6  8  4  1  2  3            
STABILITY         F  E  E  F  D  C  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  1700   800  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.88 28.96 29.07 29.04 29.05 29.01 29.01 28.96            


Date           03/01Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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       66      35      41      32      42      37      58      44      64
TEMP          66 55 45 36 40 38 35 33 40 40 39 38 53 53 49 45 60 59
DEWPT         40 36 34 29 29 29 27 26 28 30 33 35 43 43 43 42 49 49
RH            38 49 65 75 64 70 72 75 62 67 79 89 69 69 80 89 67 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      20      40      30      30      40      30      20      30
RAIN                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S     S  C  S
SNOW                          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