RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

NCZ003-302000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date             Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26
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          68          93          71          96
TEMP          70 71 78 84 88 84 75 71 69 71 83 90 93 89 79 74 71 75 87 93 96 91
DEWPT         69 70 71 71 71 71 71 68 64 66 69 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 71 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   57          88          44          86          39
RH            97 97 79 65 57 65 87 90 84 84 63 50 44 50 72 82 87 79 59 46 39 47
WIND DIR       E  E SE  E  E SE  S  S SW  W SW SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD       2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2
CLOUDS        SC B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     40 87 59 52 21 29 18 31 25 15  7 27 27 28  6 13 11 15 18 21 22 17
VSBY           8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR    NE SE SW  N  E  S  S  S  S SW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE  E
T WIND SPD     1  3  1  2  3  4  1  4  5  5  5  1  3  3  2  2  1  2  4  3  3  1
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  5  4 12 22  2  1  2  3  6 24  9 27  2  1  1  1  2 23 33 33  1
MAX LVORI     10  7  4  3  2  3  6  6  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              2200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.10 29.03 29.03 29.05 29.03 29.00  29.0 29.01 29.03 29.00


Date          Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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       72      96      72      97      71      94      70      91
TEMP          74 74 94 89 73 75 96 86 73 74 93 82 72 73 88 83
DEWPT         67 67 65 64 66 67 63 66 68 69 67 69 70 70 69 69
RH            79 79 39 44 79 76 34 51 84 84 43 65 93 90 54 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20      20      50      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS       SC SC       NM
TSTMS                              IS IS       SC SC       NM

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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