RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

NCZ003-272000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Date             Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26
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                 74          55          76          53          78
TEMP                63 71 71 61 58 56 55 55 65 73 73 65 60 58 55 54 68 75 77 68
DEWPT               50 51 51 48 48 49 50 50 54 57 58 56 55 54 54 54 58 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH                   46          83          56         100          52
RH                  62 49 49 62 69 77 83 83 68 57 59 73 84 86 96100 70 55 54 73
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE SW SW  N
WIND SPD             9  9  9  6  5  4  6  5  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  1  2  2  0
WIND GUST           19                                                         
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           16 12  7  7  4  1  6 16 11 45 41  8 12 24 23 24 15  1  5  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5           0
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW SW
T WIND SPD          20 16 18  6  6  4  4  4  8 11 12  9  4  2  2  2  3  2  1  1
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 56 61 71  3  3  2  2  5 27 64 70  4  2  1  1  2 15 12  5  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  3  5  7  8  8  3  2  2  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  A  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.82 28.79 28.84 28.84 28.88 28.88 28.94 28.95 29.00 28.97


Date          Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       55      81      57      84      60      84      62      77
TEMP          58 57 79 71 61 58 81 73 63 61 81 74 65 62 74 68
DEWPT         56 56 60 60 57 56 62 62 60 59 64 65 62 60 63 63
RH            93 96 52 68 87 93 53 68 90 93 56 74 90 93 69 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS IS IS 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