RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

NCZ003-122100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
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                 66          40          54          34          50
TEMP                      58 50 47 44 41 40 48 52 51 45 42 38 35 35 43 48 47 39
DEWPT                     42 42 40 38 36 35 36 33 31 33 33 32 31 29 30 28 27 28
MAX/MIN RH                   53          82          45          85          42
RH                        55 74 76 79 82 82 63 48 46 62 70 79 85 78 60 46 45 64
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                  13 12 10 10 11 10 11  9 10 10  8  6  6  8 10 10 11  6
WIND GUST                 25                21                      20         
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 53 26 35 28 32 18 35 46 58 57 52 44 21  3 18 28 16 12
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
MIX HGT                    4 <1 <1  1 <1 <1  4  6  5  3  2 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                21 13 11 12 10 10 17 16 14 11 11  9  9  9 16 16 16  8
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             FR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                       58 12  8  8  7  8 67 70 60 15 15  8  6  7 61 70 67  4
MAX LVORI                  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY                  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.50 28.52 28.54 28.58 28.61 28.69 28.75 28.85 28.92


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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       31      53      30      54      32      57      31      61
TEMP          33 32 51 42 35 31 52 45 35 33 55 47 35 32 59 49
DEWPT         28 28 31 34 32 30 32 35 32 30 34 36 32 30 32 35
RH            82 85 46 73 89 96 46 68 89 89 45 65 89 92 36 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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