RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

NCZ003-090900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
931 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

Date           02/08/26      Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 20          41          27          59          40
TEMP                27 25 22 21 28 36 40 36 32 29 28 28 40 54 58 52 49 47 45 41
DEWPT               15 14  6  6  5 10 18 20 21 22 23 25 31 38 42 40 42 42 41 37
MIN/MAX RH                   71          38          88          50          87
RH                  60 62 49 52 37 33 41 52 63 75 81 88 70 54 55 63 77 83 86 85
WIND DIR             S  E  E  E  S SW  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  6  8  8  6
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           11 29 26 13 23 39 41 39 25 30 20 13 14 36 48 61 69 77 84 90
VSBY                10 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          20
RAIN                                                                       S  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NE NE  E  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD           1  2  3  2  3  4  5  6  4  4  4  3  6  6 11  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  1  1  2  2  5 12 16  3  2  2  2  4  7 21 32  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  6  3  2  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None 35000      
STA PRES                  29.24 29.25 29.18 29.14 29.10 29.06 28.94            


Date           02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       57      31      50      31      40      29      43      30      43
TEMP          53 47 36 31 46 40 36 31 38 37 32 29 39 38 34 32 41 41
DEWPT         38 33 26 23 22 24 25 26 26 27 27 25 26 27 27 28 31 32
RH            57 58 67 72 38 52 64 81 62 67 81 85 59 64 75 85 67 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR           20       5      10      30      40      30      30      50      50
RAIN           S  S                 C  C  C  S     C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                C  C  C  S  C  C               

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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