RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

NCZ003-232000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Date             Sun 08/23/26            Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26
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                 82          59          83          58          83
TEMP                   79 81 74 65 61 59 60 75 81 82 75 66 61 59 60 73 80 82 75
DEWPT                  59 58 59 57 56 54 56 59 58 59 60 56 54 52 53 56 59 61 62
MAX/MIN RH                   46          84          45          81          47
RH                     50 46 59 75 84 83 87 58 46 46 60 70 78 78 78 55 49 49 64
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S  S
WIND SPD                6  5  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  4  4  4  4  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               7  5  3 18 13 28 15 15 18 24 31 22 12 22 18 18 27 11  6
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
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N NW  N NW  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  N  W NW
T WIND SPD             12 12  3  5  2  3  1  3  6  5  4  2  3  3  4  9  2  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    87 97  2  3  1  2  1 14 51 46  2  1  2  2  4 27 13 20  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  5  5  5  2  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  4
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.90 28.94 28.95 28.98 28.95  29.0 29.00 29.05 29.00


Date          Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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       63      85      67      83      66      85      66      85
TEMP          64 65 84 76 68 68 80 75 68 68 83 77 69 68 83 77
DEWPT         60 60 66 66 66 66 69 69 67 66 68 68 66 65 68 68
RH            87 84 55 71 93 93 69 82 97 93 61 74 90 90 61 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      20      20      60      30      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS SC NM SC       IS IS       SC
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS SC IS       IS 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