RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

NCZ003-292000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date             Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26
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                 71          53          76          48          64
TEMP                   69 71 63 58 55 54 53 69 75 76 62 56 52 50 49 57 62 63 56
DEWPT                  54 52 54 53 50 47 44 48 49 50 52 48 44 42 41 44 43 42 44
MAX/MIN RH                   51          84          39          79          46
RH                     59 51 72 83 83 77 71 47 40 40 70 74 74 74 74 62 50 46 64
WIND DIR               SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD                2  1  1  2  4  4  3  2  3  3  5  5  5  6  6  8  5  3  2
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              14  3  1  2  2 15  9  4  6 21  8 34 34 50 40 59 74 74 87
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                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD              4  3  3  4  4  6  5  8  8 11  9  8  9 11 11 11  8  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                    16 12  2  2  2  3  6 15 40 52  4  4  4  8 12 23 18 20  3
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  5  5  4  3  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  D  D  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None     0
STA PRES                  29.02 29.05 29.04 29.06 29.06 29.14 29.22 29.29 29.26


Date          Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
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       46      65      47      67      48      70      54      71
TEMP          49 46 63 56 49 48 64 57 50 49 68 61 55 55 68 64
DEWPT         42 41 42 45 43 44 49 51 49 48 55 55 54 54 62 61
RH            77 83 46 66 80 86 58 80 96 96 63 81 96 96 81 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      10      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC 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