RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

NCZ003-070900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            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                 55          78          59          76          60
TEMP                   59 57 55 65 75 77 71 66 63 61 59 66 73 76 71 67 64 61 60
DEWPT                  54 54 54 57 57 56 58 58 58 59 59 62 61 59 58 59 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   95          49          99          56          93
RH                     83 90 96 75 54 48 63 75 84 93100 87 66 56 63 75 84 90 93
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                5  3  2  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  9 10 11 11 10  8  5  5
WIND GUST                                                  23 23               
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              71 66 70 57 43 32 44 39 44 52 65 77 64 64 60 60 75 64 69
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          20          10          50          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      IS                  
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              9  8  8  6  5  8  2  2  2  2  4 10 13 17 16            
DISPERSION             PR VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI                     6  4  6 10 29 46  2  1  2  2  5 17 29 40 14            
MAX LVORI               4  6  6  4  2  1  3  4  5  7  9  4  3  1  2            
STABILITY               E  F  C  D  B  B  E  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     600  None  None  None  None   700  1800  1300      
STA PRES                  29.15 29.21 29.18 29.20 29.17 29.17 29.09            


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
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       74      54      73      56      78      60      78      55      65
TEMP          73 66 59 55 70 67 59 57 75 71 65 61 74 72 66 58 56 51
DEWPT         57 53 52 51 52 51 50 51 57 56 58 57 58 55 56 49 40 31
RH            57 63 78 86 53 56 72 80 54 59 78 87 57 55 70 72 55 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR           50      20      30      10      30      10      30      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS       SC          SC          SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            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