RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
831 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

Date           09/01/26      Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            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                 72          92          72          93          73
TEMP                80 77 75 75 84 89 91 84 79 77 75 75 85 90 92 85 78 75 74 74
DEWPT               68 67 66 66 68 68 68 69 68 68 67 66 70 70 70 71 70 69 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   78          47          80          48          86
RH                  67 71 74 74 59 50 47 61 69 74 76 74 61 52 49 63 76 82 82 84
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  N SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            3  3  2  3  3  5 11 11  9  6  4  4  1 13 16 12 10  2  4  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W NW  W NW  N  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           2  2  3  2  4  5  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  5  5  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  2  2 20 46 26  2  1  1  1  1  9 44 45  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  3  3  1  1  3            
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            28.99 29.02 29.04 28.98 28.99 28.99 29.02 28.95            


Date           09/04Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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       95      71      91      67      84      64      82      64      84
TEMP          93 84 74 72 87 80 69 67 79 76 67 65 79 75 66 65 81 76
DEWPT         69 71 69 69 69 70 68 66 67 66 63 63 66 66 63 62 65 64
RH            46 65 84 90 55 72 97 97 67 71 87 93 64 74 90 90 58 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10      40      30      20      30      20      20      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC SC       IS SC       IS IS         
TSTMS            IS          SC IS       IS 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