RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

NCZ003-170800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date           10/16/26      Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26            Mon
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                 50          57          39          57          40
TEMP          80 68 62 57 53 50 51 55 56 48 45 42 40 39 48 55 57 48 44 42 41 40
DEWPT         65 65 57 51 47 48 49 44 39 37 34 32 29 27 27 29 31 32 31 31 31 32
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54          66          37          71
RH            60 90 84 80 80 93 93 66 53 65 65 67 64 62 44 37 37 54 60 65 67 73
WIND DIR      SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  8 14 14 11  9 10 10 11 10  9  8  9  8 11 10 10  6  9 10 10  8
WIND GUST                       21 21 21                23 20 20               
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     50 64 49 75 94 86 60 46 19  4  3  1  1  0  5  9 14 14 11 13 13 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          60           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS SC NM NM                                                
TSTMS         IS                                                               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD    13  9 17 18 20 19 27 20 19  9  8  8  8  8 23 20 18  8            
DISPERSION       PR GD GD FR             FR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR   
ADI           45  8 15 16 19 27 69 86 80  6  5  5  5  8 76 72 62  4            
MAX LVORI      1  6  4  3  3  4  4  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  3100  2800  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.79 28.85 28.95 29.13 29.21 29.34 29.40 29.47 29.41            


Date           10/19Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26
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       62      45      69      49      68      49      67      49      70
TEMP          59 54 47 46 66 59 52 50 65 59 52 50 65 59 52 50 68 60
DEWPT         41 43 40 40 47 48 45 44 49 50 48 47 52 53 50 49 53 53
RH            51 66 76 79 50 67 77 80 56 72 86 89 63 80 93 96 59 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5      10       5       5       5

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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