RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date           10/08/26      Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          76          57          60          58
TEMP                   62 60 54 67 73 73 63 60 58 57 58 58 60 58 58 58 58 58 58
DEWPT                  47 45 47 51 50 52 52 52 51 49 50 54 55 55 56 58 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   77          42          83          75         100
RH                     58 58 77 56 44 48 67 75 77 75 75 86 84 90 93100100100100
WIND DIR               NE NE  N NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD                3  4  4  2  3  2  1  1  3  4  6  8  8  9 14 16 17 17 16
WIND GUST                                                  18 21 25          26
CLOUDS                 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              85 91 89 91 88 88 79 82 87 94 83 90 94 93 95 92 95 95 98
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  9  8  4  3   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          60          90
RAIN                                                  S  S  L  L  D  D  D  D  D
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              N  N  N NE  E SE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD              3  3  2  9  5  2  2  2  2  3  3  8 11  9 11            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                     2  2  2 18 22  6  1  1  1  2  3 13 24 17 10            
MAX LVORI               3  3  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  4  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  C  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                   27800 26400 24500 17200 14500  6600   700   700      
STA PRES                  29.12 29.19 29.19 29.24 29.28 29.32 29.28            


Date           10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       67      61      77      58      81      57      76      54      73
TEMP          64 65 62 62 74 68 60 59 78 71 61 58 74 66 56 54 70 64
DEWPT         64 65 62 62 66 64 60 59 65 63 60 57 61 60 56 54 59 59
RH           100100100100 76 87100100 64 76 97 96 64 81100100 68 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR          100      50      10       0       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN           D  D  C  S                                          

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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