RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ003-102000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date             Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26
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                 88          69          87          67          81
TEMP                83 86 81 80 74 73 72 71 79 83 85 80 73 69 68 69 75 78 80 76
DEWPT               70 69 70 68 70 69 67 69 71 71 71 70 69 69 67 69 70 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   56          94          62          99          72
RH                  65 57 69 67 87 87 84 93 77 67 63 72 87100 97100 84 76 72 79
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD             5  8  9  3  4  5  5  4  5  5  5  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           34 71 74 56 55 53 70 53 43 71 61 52 50 66 72 69 75 83 79 82
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  3  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          60          40          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC SC       IS NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                SC SC                IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW  N  N NE  E  E
T WIND SPD          11 11 20  9  4  2  2  3  5 10 13  9  5  5  3  8  5  5 10 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 61 48 53  4  3  2  2  3 21 42 56  4  4  4  2 10 17 20 35  8
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  6  7  5  6  3  1  1  3  6  8  9  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY            A  C  C  F  E  E  E  C  A  C  A  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    4100  None  4100  None  2800  None  2500  3700  2500
STA PRES                  28.90 28.93 28.93 28.95 28.93 28.99 29.02 29.08 29.06


Date          Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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      79      63      85      65      92      70      94
TEMP          68 65 76 74 66 65 83 80 67 68 89 86 72 72 91 88
DEWPT         67 65 64 63 62 63 63 63 62 64 64 65 65 66 65 66
RH            97100 66 69 87 93 51 56 84 87 44 50 79 81 42 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      30      10       5       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS                                    
TSTMS         SC       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