RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
901 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Date           04/24/26      Sat 04/25/26            Sun 04/26/26            Mon
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                 56          81          56          70          46
TEMP                65 60 57 59 76 80 78 67 62 60 58 57 63 67 69 64 55 49 46 48
DEWPT               49 49 49 51 54 54 56 58 59 58 57 55 55 53 51 49 46 44 42 42
MIN/MAX RH                   76          40          97          53          86
RH                  56 67 75 75 46 41 47 73 90 93 96 93 75 61 53 58 72 83 86 80
WIND DIR             N  N  N  W SW SW  W NW  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             0  0  0  2  4  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  9 10 10 12 11 10  8  6
WIND GUST                                                     20               
CLOUDS              FW FW FW B1 SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           25  6 25 51 29 69 88 88 88 75 75 65 65 53 53 38 38 28 28 24
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9  6  6  6  6  6  7  7 10            
POP 12HR                      5          70          80          50          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC  O  O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                              IS SC IS IS       IS                        
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  N  W SW SW  N  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  0 11 13 11 16  2  4  9 12 13 10 12 18            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR PR   
ADI                  1  1  1  0 65 69 49 11  2  3  6 12 48 32 44 16            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3  7  6  6  6  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  D            
CEILING                    None  None  6800  3800   200   700  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.75 28.74 28.68 28.74 28.77 28.87 28.93            


Date           04/27Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26
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       71      46      71      53      78      52      74      50      71
TEMP          67 66 50 48 65 67 57 56 75 70 58 54 72 68 55 51 67 65
DEWPT         42 43 42 43 51 54 54 53 56 54 51 49 48 47 47 47 49 49
RH            40 43 74 83 60 63 90 90 52 57 77 83 42 47 74 86 52 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           10      20      50      30      40      30      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                           IS       SC IS       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