RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

NCZ003-050800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1031 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 60          76          48          69          45
TEMP                62 62 61 60 67 75 76 62 56 51 50 50 60 67 68 58 52 49 46 48
DEWPT               60 60 57 52 53 52 50 49 45 44 43 43 45 46 48 48 47 46 45 45
MIN/MAX RH                   94          41          81          47          97
RH                  93 93 87 75 61 45 40 62 66 77 77 77 58 47 49 69 83 89 96 89
WIND DIR             N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE  E  E  N  N NW
WIND SPD             0  1  2  2  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  5  5  3  2  1  1  1  0  1
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           99100 89 65 48 29 17 12 15 17 17 20 20 11  5  4  3  2  3  1
VSBY                 9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           1  2  8  6 10 10  9  6 11 10  6  8  8  3  3  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  5  7 26 53 49  3  5  5  3  8 28 16 15  1            
MAX LVORI           10 10  9  5  2  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                   25200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.00 29.04 29.00 29.07 29.10 29.11 29.03            


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       76      52      80      53      78      53      74      53      68
TEMP          73 65 55 53 78 68 56 54 76 67 57 54 71 64 56 53 65 61
DEWPT         55 57 54 51 54 55 52 49 53 53 51 48 51 51 50 50 55 57
RH            53 75 96 93 43 63 86 83 45 61 80 80 49 63 80 89 70 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS SC SC NM

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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