RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

NCZ003-042000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

Date             Mon 05/04/26            Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26
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                 75          53          76          59          78
TEMP                   70 74 68 61 58 56 58 67 73 75 73 67 63 61 59 65 73 77 73
DEWPT                  39 40 41 44 44 44 46 48 45 44 49 50 53 53 56 59 60 61 61
MAX/MIN RH                   29          73          33          88          58
RH                     32 29 37 53 59 64 64 50 37 33 43 54 70 75 90 81 64 58 66
WIND DIR               SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                6  8  8  9  9  6  5  9 11 13 11 12 13 12 11 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST                                      24 25             21 23 25 23   
CLOUDS                 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              18 39 13 11 34  7  7  8 36 56 57 58 62 82 91 88 83 79 87
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS SC
MIX HGT                 7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             12 13  5  6  5  4  4 19 21 23  9 12 14 13 11 14 23 18  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR             FR
ADI                    94113  3  3  4  2  4 80100109  8 11 13 12 19 39 68 65  6
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  E  F  A  B  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  C  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  2000   400  2700
STA PRES                  28.89 28.91 28.94 28.95 28.87 28.87 28.84 28.84 28.81


Date          Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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       59      69      44      67      45      72      48      75
TEMP          63 60 66 62 50 47 64 61 49 49 69 65 53 53 72 69
DEWPT         61 60 60 51 43 40 40 43 43 44 49 51 48 48 51 53
RH            93100 81 67 77 76 41 51 80 83 49 60 83 83 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           90      90      30      20      20      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS     O  O  O NM SC IS    IS IS       IS            
TSTMS         SC SC 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