RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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                 89          69          89          69          90
TEMP                81 86 86 81 74 71 70 71 81 86 86 82 74 71 69 72 82 87 89 83
DEWPT               73 72 73 73 73 71 70 71 72 71 71 70 70 68 67 69 71 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          56          94          53
RH                  77 63 65 77 97100100100 74 61 61 67 87 90 93 90 69 57 54 65
WIND DIR            NE SW  E  E  E NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  8  5
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           28 78 67 65 57 44 24 33 15 34 52 25 18 17 15 13 23 55 55 54
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  6  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          40          30           5          30
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC                SC                   SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC                SC                   SC SC   
MIX HGT              4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  E  E  N  N NW  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW NW
T WIND SPD           5  3  1  9  4  3  2  1  5 11 13  9  3  2  3  4 17 16 26  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 28 20  5  4  2  2  1  1 30 87 55  4  2  1  2  4100 57109  5
MAX LVORI            3  2  3  4  8 10 10 10  3  1  1  3  5  7  7  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  E
CEILING              None  5700  3200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.96 28.92 28.93 28.92 28.92 28.86 28.87 28.89 28.90 28.83


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       70      87      67      82      65      83      65      88
TEMP          71 72 83 78 69 69 80 76 68 67 80 78 67 67 85 82
DEWPT         69 69 71 70 69 68 69 68 66 66 66 66 64 64 64 66
RH            93 90 67 76100 97 69 76 93 97 62 67 90 90 50 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      70      30      60      50      40      10       5
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC            
TSTMS               IS SC SC    IS SC 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