RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date           07/05/26      Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            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                 70          91          71          88          69
TEMP                      71 73 83 87 88 82 76 74 72 73 81 87 85 81 74 71 70 72
DEWPT                     69 69 72 70 71 71 72 71 70 71 73 72 74 72 72 71 69 70
MIN/MAX RH                   93          53          94          61          98
RH                        93 87 70 57 57 69 87 90 93 93 77 61 70 74 93100 97 93
WIND DIR                  NW  W SW SW SW  W  S  S SW  W SW SW NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  3  3  4  4
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 67 58 31 41 63 78 56 56 59 71 30 92 71 56 56 31 29 39
VSBY                      10 10 10 10  6  6  7 10 10 10 10  3  4  7  7 10 10  7
POP 12HR                     20          50          40          70          30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC IS             NM SC SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                 SC SC IS             SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 S SW  W SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W NW  W NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD                 1  2  3  4  6 10 10  1  2  4  6  5  3  3  2  2  2  3
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  2 13 32 29  5  5  1  1  5 24 22 10  2  1  1  1  4
MAX LVORI                  8  6  3  1  2  3  5  7  7  6  3  2  3  4  7 10  8  7
STABILITY                  F  B  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  C  B  F  F  G  F  A
CEILING                   11000  None  5700  1400  3300  None  3300  None  None
STA PRES                  28.89 28.92 28.87 28.93 28.91 28.92 28.89 28.91 28.93


Date           07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       88      69      91      70      91      71      88      69      87
TEMP          85 82 71 72 88 83 72 72 88 86 73 73 86 82 72 71 84 80
DEWPT         71 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 68 67 67
RH            63 69 97 93 55 65 90 90 54 57 84 87 57 65 87 90 57 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      30      30      20      20      10      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC       SC IS       IS       IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC       SC IS       IS          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