RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date             Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 65          47          65          44          72
TEMP                   63 63 54 52 50 49 49 56 63 64 53 49 47 46 45 61 69 71 61
DEWPT                  40 40 42 41 41 42 43 46 44 44 46 45 44 44 45 53 55 54 55
MAX/MIN RH                   41          85          48          99          56
RH                     43 43 64 66 71 77 80 69 50 48 77 86 89 93100 75 61 55 81
WIND DIR                E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  E SE SE  E
WIND SPD                5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  4  3  2
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              49 50 66 60 75 91 68 52 28 23 33 41 21 33 28 30 33 18 21
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          10           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              E  E NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  N
T WIND SPD              6  8  5  3  3  6  4  5  4  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    23 28  3  2  2  3  5 11 14 10  2  1  1  1  2  4 11  9  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  2  4  5  7  7  9  4  2  2  4
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    9100  8500  8700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.34 29.36 29.35 29.34 29.27 29.27 29.25 29.26 29.19


Date          Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       52      73      60      73      56      72      50      69
TEMP          54 54 69 65 61 61 70 65 59 57 69 60 54 51 66 58
DEWPT         53 54 62 63 61 61 66 63 59 57 59 57 52 49 51 50
RH            96100 78 93100100 87 93100100 70 90 93 93 58 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      50      50      40      20      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM NM SC SC SC SC 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