RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date           05/07/26      Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            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
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                 42          68          48          75          52
TEMP          62 59 53 48 43 46 59 65 67 61 54 50 48 51 63 71 74 69 60 55 53 56
DEWPT         56 51 45 40 36 39 39 41 42 45 45 45 45 48 54 54 55 56 56 54 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                   84          39          90          51          97
RH            81 75 74 74 76 76 47 41 40 56 71 83 89 89 72 55 51 63 87 96 96 90
WIND DIR       N NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       5  4  5  5  4  3  2  4  6  6  4  3  3  3  6  9  8  5  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS        B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     72 26  6  6 15  6  2  5 14 14 34 35 41 77 41 33 29 34 31 39 37 44
VSBY           9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NW NW NW NW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     8  1  3  2  2  1  2  8 10  5  4  3  2  6 14 19 17  3            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           22  1  2  1  1  1 11 55 64  3  2  2  1 10 56140127  2            
MAX LVORI      3  4  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  6  7  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.88 28.95 28.98 28.90 28.88 28.81 28.79 28.74            


Date           05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       79      56      69      44      70      50      73      51      74
TEMP          76 72 61 58 66 63 47 47 67 64 52 52 70 67 55 53 71 68
DEWPT         55 58 56 53 51 43 39 38 40 43 43 45 51 53 51 50 51 51
RH            48 61 84 83 58 48 74 71 37 46 71 77 51 61 86 89 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           10      30      40       0       0      10      40      20      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC IS                   IS SC IS         
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