RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

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

NCZ003-010800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date           06/30/26      Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri
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                 69          94          70          95          71
TEMP                76 72 70 72 83 90 94 88 78 73 70 74 86 94 95 91 80 74 72 74
DEWPT               71 68 64 66 69 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 71 69 67 67 67 67 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   86          43          90          40          81
RH                  85 87 81 81 63 50 43 52 74 84 90 82 61 44 40 45 65 79 79 79
WIND DIR             S  S SW  W NW  E  E  S  S SW SW  W SE  E  E SE  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             2  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2  2  1  2  2
CLOUDS              SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           32 39 33  7  8 13  4 13  1  1 11 15 18 21 22 17 10 16  7 11
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S SW SW  N NE  S SW SW SW SW  W NE  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           2  4  1  3  9  2  1  3  2  2  1  1  4  2  2  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  2  1  3 41 17  9  2  1  1  1  1 21 19 21  1            
MAX LVORI            5  6  6  5  1  2  2  2  4  5  6  5  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.03 29.05 29.06 29.01 29.02 29.03 29.06 29.03            


Date           07/03Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       96      72      96      71      94      70      89      70      87
TEMP          94 89 74 74 94 88 73 74 93 83 72 72 88 80 71 71 85 79
DEWPT         65 66 65 68 64 66 67 69 67 70 69 70 70 72 70 70 70 71
RH            39 47 74 82 37 48 81 84 43 65 90 93 55 77 97 97 61 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      10      20      40      40      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                      IS       SC SC       NM SC    IS SC
TSTMS                           IS       SC SC       SC IS       SC

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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