RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

NCZ003-300800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
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                 57          82          58          85          60
TEMP                61 59 57 57 72 79 80 69 64 61 59 58 74 82 84 74 66 63 62 62
DEWPT               60 58 57 57 62 61 59 61 60 58 57 56 61 61 60 61 60 60 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   99          48          93          44          94
RH                  97 96100100 71 54 49 76 87 90 93 93 64 49 44 64 81 90 90 90
WIND DIR             E NE NE NE  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  1  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5 11 14  9  6 27 22 39 51 42  3 24 14 11 15  8 10 13 17 11
VSBY                10 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
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD           1  2  2  2  8  8  6  2  2  2  2  2 13  6  9  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 25 43 34  1  1  1  1  2 36 37 48  2            
MAX LVORI            8  8 10  9  3  1  1  4  5  7  7  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.02 29.02 29.08 29.03 29.05 29.05 29.08 29.03            


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       86      66      80      59      69      57      71      49      65
TEMP          84 77 68 66 76 70 62 60 65 63 60 57 67 61 53 49 63 56
DEWPT         65 66 65 65 67 65 61 60 64 63 60 57 58 56 50 45 47 48
RH            53 69 90 97 74 84 97100 97100100100 73 84 89 86 56 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20      60      70      70      40      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS            
TSTMS                        IS    IS                              

$$


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