RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

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

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

Date             Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26
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                 75          50          80          53          80
TEMP          41 43 61 72 75 69 59 54 51 53 70 77 79 71 63 58 54 55 64 76 79 74
DEWPT         31 31 33 34 36 38 41 40 39 41 50 51 50 52 51 50 48 49 51 51 49 48
MAX/MIN RH                   24          67          36          82          34
RH            67 62 35 25 24 32 51 59 63 64 49 40 36 51 65 75 80 80 63 42 35 40
WIND DIR      NW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  8  8
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0  7  6 10 12  9 34 26 29 32 25 20 33 25 34 19 25 28 24
VSBY          10 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           5           5           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  8 <1
T WIND DIR     N NW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  W NW NW  W  N  E  E  E  E  E SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  2  8  3  6  4  3  3  3  2 11  6  4  0  1  2  3  9  3 14 18 10
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI            1  2 20 17 46  2  2  2  2  2 49 58 36  0  1  1  2 15 10 89154  7
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.27 29.18 29.19 29.18 29.22 29.18 29.21 29.23 29.29 29.19


Date          Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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       57      80      57      86      60      89      62      89
TEMP          62 59 78 74 62 59 84 80 66 62 86 82 68 64 86 82
DEWPT         50 51 49 49 49 49 52 52 53 53 52 50 51 53 53 51
RH            65 75 36 41 62 69 33 38 63 72 31 33 54 67 32 34
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       5       0      10

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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