RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

NCZ003-302000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
601 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
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                 79          48          64          47          64
TEMP             50 67 77 77 63 56 53 50 48 57 62 62 54 52 50 49 48 56 62 63 56
DEWPT            44 51 54 55 51 46 43 40 40 44 42 42 44 42 41 39 39 44 41 41 43
MAX/MIN RH                   44          78          46          72          42
RH               80 56 45 47 65 69 69 68 74 62 48 48 69 69 71 68 71 64 46 44 62
WIND DIR         NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD          3  2  3  3  5  5  6  6  6  6  4  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  2
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)         3  3 15  6  8 27 31 51 52 54 82 49 91 89 90 87 83 85 79 76 81
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E SE  E NE
T WIND SPD        2  8  9 12  4  4  4  5  5 10  5  6  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  2
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2 15 44 57  2  2  2  4  6 26 18 21  2  1  1  1  4 11 14 14  1
MAX LVORI         5  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None 20400 20400 18000 13100 10600 11600
STA PRES            29.14 29.14 29.23 29.29 29.37 29.34 29.37 29.36 29.38 29.30


Date          Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       47      65      47      69      53      68      56      70
TEMP          50 47 63 57 50 48 67 61 55 54 65 63 58 56 68 61
DEWPT         41 42 48 51 48 48 55 56 55 54 62 61 58 56 58 56
RH            71 83 58 80 93100 65 84100100 90 93100100 70 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5      20      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                   IS 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