RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ003-080900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
202 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue
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                 61          72          52          75          51
TEMP          76 72 68 65 63 61 65 70 72 66 61 57 53 52 62 71 75 68 60 56 53 52
DEWPT         60 58 60 60 60 59 60 58 56 54 53 50 49 49 52 51 47 46 47 46 45 45
MIN/MAX RH                   94          58          89          38          79
RH            58 61 76 84 90 93 84 66 57 65 75 77 86 89 70 49 37 45 62 69 74 77
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W
WIND SPD      13 12 12 10  9  6  6  8  6  3  3  3  2  2  2  4  5  3  3  3  2  2
WIND GUST     25                   18                                          
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     38 35 52 74 81 73 71 83 84 60 40 31 32 32 21 13 13  7 47 20 45 49
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          70          10          10          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC NM SC                                       
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS SC IS                                       
MIX HGT        4  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    23 11 11 10 13 14 21 20 14  8  6  3  2  2  1 10  6  3            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           90 15 13 12 15 23 39 81 46  4  3  2  1  2  2 63 54  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  4  4  5  5  4  1  1  3  4  5  5  6  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None   700   900  5600  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.98 28.90 28.90 28.91 29.00 29.03 29.07 29.01            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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       78      59      81      50      63      33      54      41      66
TEMP          75 72 61 59 78 76 68 53 50 45 38 33 51 52 46 42 62 59
DEWPT         52 55 56 57 59 56 57 51 31 20 21 21 23 28 33 35 37 38
RH            45 55 84 93 52 50 68 93 48 36 50 61 33 39 60 76 39 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           20       5      10      60      60      20      20      20      10
RAIN                                   L  C  S  S     S  S         
RAIN SHWRS       IS             IS NM                              

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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