RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date             Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26
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                 85          68          79          64          75
TEMP                79 83 83 79 73 71 69 70 75 76 74 71 69 68 67 66 69 71 74 71
DEWPT               70 69 69 70 69 69 68 69 71 71 72 70 69 68 67 66 69 69 70 68
MAX/MIN RH                   59          99          82         100          87
RH                  74 63 63 74 87 93 97 97 87 85 93 97100100100100100 93 87 90
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             3  8  6  2  1  3  3  4  4  5  4  5  6  8  9  9  6  6  5  6
WIND GUST                                                           17         
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           51 63 75 72 64 71 88 75 74 88 82 88 88 92 92 84 84 90 82 86
VSBY                 9  9  9  9  9  8  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          70          80          90          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC IS IS    SC IS NM  O  O  O  O NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS SC IS             IS IS NM SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W NW NW  N NW NE  N  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD           8 11 21  9  3  4  3  5  0  2  8 12 11  8  6  9 16 14 18 17
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 36 45112  4  2  2  2  4  0  8 25  8  8  7  6 14 38 38 52 12
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  6  6  8  9  7  4  5  6  8  8  8  5  4  4  4  5
STABILITY            B  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING              5400  5800  7000  4000  2900  2100   900   500   500   600
STA PRES            28.98 28.95 28.97 28.98 29.02 29.00 29.03  29.0 29.04 29.05


Date          Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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       64      82      66      89      70      92      70      90
TEMP          66 66 79 77 68 69 86 83 72 72 89 85 73 72 88 84
DEWPT         66 66 68 69 66 67 69 70 68 69 69 70 68 68 68 69
RH           100100 69 76 93 93 57 65 87 90 52 61 84 87 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B1
POP 12HR           40      20       5      10       5      10       5      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS IS                                  SC
TSTMS         SC       IS                                  SC

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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