RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

NCZ003-042000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date             Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26
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                 98          72          97          71          93
TEMP          75 78 90 97 97 92 81 76 73 75 88 95 97 88 78 74 72 74 86 92 88 81
DEWPT         67 69 71 67 65 65 64 64 64 66 69 65 64 67 68 68 68 69 71 70 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   35          75          35          89          49
RH            76 74 54 38 35 41 56 66 73 74 54 37 34 50 71 82 87 84 61 49 59 74
WIND DIR       W NW SW  S  S SW SE  S SE  E  S  S  S  W  W NW  N  N  S SW NW NE
WIND SPD       2  2  2  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     46 31  8 14 37 31 25  5  8 20  8 11 52 50 50 40 30 31 23 81 81 73
VSBY           9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          30          30          70
RAIN SHWRS                IS                      SC SC SC             NM NM NM
TSTMS                     IS                      SC SC IS             SC NM SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW NE  S  S SW  W  W  N NE  S SW  S  W NW  W  N  E  S  S SW NW
T WIND SPD     2  2  2  3  6 10  2  3  2  4  4  6  6  8  3  4  1  4  5  8 10  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 14 34 66  5  1  2  1  4 22 66 32  5  2  2  1  7 27 38 35  4
MAX LVORI      4  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  C  E  F  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2500
STA PRES            28.97 28.89 28.88 28.88 28.91 28.86 28.90 28.92 28.94 28.89


Date          Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       69      89      69      88      69      90      69      91
TEMP          72 72 87 82 71 71 85 82 71 71 87 83 72 72 88 85
DEWPT         71 71 71 71 69 69 70 69 69 69 70 70 69 69 70 70
RH            97 97 59 69 93 93 61 65 93 93 57 65 90 90 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      70      40      30      30      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM       NM SC       SC SC       SC IS       SC
TSTMS         SC       NM SC       SC IS       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