RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NCZ003-100900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/09/26      Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          63          39          44          26
TEMP          55 55 55 56 56 55 58 60 62 61 58 54 45 40 41 42 39 33 31 30 28 26
DEWPT         55 55 55 55 55 55 58 59 59 59 55 48 38 30 26 20 15 14 15 16 17 17
MIN/MAX RH                  100          89          96          37          68
RH           100100100 96 96100100 96 90 93 90 80 76 67 55 41 37 45 51 55 63 68
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  3  2  2  2  4  5  9  9 11 10 12 13 11 13 13 13 12 12 11  8  5
WIND GUST                          19 19                27 32 29               
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     94 95 95 97 97 98 95 97 97 96 96 82 70 17 11 37  7  5  6 14  6  6
VSBY           1  4  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                    100         100          60           5           0
RAIN           L  L  L  C                 L  L                                 
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O NM  O NM                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1  1  1  1  5  7  6  2            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W NE  E  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD     2  1  1  3  2  3  6 11  9  4  4  9 21 12 25 35 28 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR             FR FR FR PR   
ADI            3  1  1  2  1  4  8 20 15  4  4  8 20 17 76126 94 23            
MAX LVORI      9 10 10 10 10  9  8  5  5  6  6  4  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING               600   500   400   400  2800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.12 29.03 28.94 28.85 28.89 28.94 29.03 29.15            


Date           01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       46      26      50      32      50      31      42      22      40
TEMP          43 39 30 27 48 42 35 34 47 45 38 32 39 33 27 22 37 35
DEWPT         18 21 19 17 23 26 27 28 31 32 31 27 23 18 17 15 18 19
RH            36 48 63 65 37 53 72 78 53 60 76 81 52 53 65 74 46 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      20      40      20      10
RAIN                                      S  S  S  C  C  S         
SNOW                                                        S      

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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