RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

NCZ003-242100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date             Mon 11/24/25            Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 59          44          57          52          67
TEMP          40 37 51 58 58 50 47 44 44 46 49 53 56 54 54 53 56 57 62 66 64 53
DEWPT         37 34 35 31 33 34 36 37 38 39 45 50 53 54 54 53 56 57 59 54 48 40
MAX/MIN RH                   35          83          77         100          56
RH            89 89 54 36 39 54 65 76 79 76 86 89 90100100100100100 90 65 56 61
WIND DIR       N  N  E SE  S SE  S  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  9 10 13
CLOUDS        CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      4 15 18 33 33 56 40 52 82 95 89 94 91 85 81 89 94 90 66 38 15 13
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  8  9  1  3  3  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          70          70          20
RAIN                                      L  L                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                     NM NM NM NM NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS                                                IS IS IS IS               
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  E SE SE  N  E SE  S SE  S  S  S  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD     2  2  4  3  4  1  1  1  4  2  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  8  3 17 18 10
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             FR
ADI            1  2  6 11 14  1  1  1  2  2  5  6  2  1  1  2  3  9  5 71 63  9
MAX LVORI      6  6  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  7 10 10  9  9  8  6  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  3200   600   500   500   400   400  None
STA PRES            29.22 29.16 29.16 29.11 29.06 28.98 28.94 28.88 28.86 28.86


Date          Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       34      47      26      43      24      44      29      46
TEMP          40 34 45 37 31 27 41 35 27 24 42 37 30 30 43 42
DEWPT         26 22 18 18 17 14 13 14 15 15 16 20 21 23 28 33
RH            57 61 33 46 56 57 31 41 60 68 34 50 69 75 55 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                            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