RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

NCZ003-152000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

Date             Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26
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                 80          58          80          61          87
TEMP                74 77 78 72 66 63 61 61 71 77 80 76 68 64 61 65 77 84 87 83
DEWPT               54 54 52 52 52 51 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 56 55 57 58 57 57 59
MAX/MIN RH                   41          73          41          81          36
RH                  50 45 40 49 61 65 67 70 51 43 41 50 68 75 81 75 52 40 36 44
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD            10  8  9  4  3  4  3  4  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  5  8  8  6
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            2  0  5 19 30 56 53 58 72 55 43 49 53 58 50 13  9 11 10 15
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT              4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NW  N  N  N NE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          11  9 11  5  4  4  3  4  3  9 12  8  4  3  3  4  6  9 12  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 53 57 77  3  2  3  2  6 17 63101  5  3  2  2  4 44 72104  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  G  E  F  B  B  B  A  E  E  F  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None 11600  None  7700  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.87 28.85 28.89 28.91 28.90 28.83 28.80 28.79 28.81 28.78


Date          Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       67      90      69      81      60      82      59      86
TEMP          70 73 86 82 73 71 77 74 64 63 79 76 62 63 82 80
DEWPT         63 65 66 65 68 68 68 64 59 58 55 57 55 57 58 61
RH            78 76 51 56 84 90 74 71 84 84 44 52 78 81 44 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      30      60      80      20       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM  O NM IS IS                  
TSTMS                  SC SC    IS SC 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