RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

NCZ003-250900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date           11/24/25      Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu
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                 43          56          53          68          34
TEMP                47 44 44 45 50 54 56 56 56 55 57 58 62 67 63 52 45 39 36 34
DEWPT               36 37 38 40 45 51 53 54 56 55 57 58 59 53 47 37 30 26 23 21
MIN/MAX RH                   83          79         100          55          59
RH                  65 76 79 82 83 90 90 93100100100100 90 61 56 56 55 59 59 58
WIND DIR            SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  1  1  2  4  3  3  4  5  6  5  8 10 10 14 13 11 10  8
WIND GUST                                                  20 20               
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           41 56 87 97 93 97 91 91 82 95 92 87 62 30 27  8  5 15 30 45
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  6  9  4  1  1  4 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          70          80          30           0
RAIN                                                  C  C                     
RAIN SHWRS                         NM SC SC NM  O NM                           
TSTMS                                    IS IS IS                              
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E NE  E  E  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  2  2  4  4  2  5  8  5  6  9 18 20 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             GD FR FR FR   
ADI                  1  1  1  2  2  6  4  1  4  5  4  8 12 74 75 10            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  5  5  5  6  8  9  9  9  8  4  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  E  E  E  D  D  C  C  D            
CEILING              None 12200   600   500  1300   400   400  None  None      
STA PRES            29.15 29.12 29.08 28.99 28.95 28.89 28.88 28.88            


Date           11/27Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25
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      25      42      23      44      29      47      37      53
TEMP          44 40 31 25 39 33 26 23 41 36 31 32 44 42 39 39 50 48
DEWPT         16 16 16 14 10 12 14 14 14 19 20 22 29 32 34 35 42 43
RH            32 37 53 62 30 41 60 68 33 50 63 66 55 67 82 85 74 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      30      40      40
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C  C  C
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