RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

NCZ003-302000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
101 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date             Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26
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                 79          58          83          60          87
TEMP                   77 79 70 66 62 59 59 72 81 81 70 65 62 60 60 74 84 85 77
DEWPT                  61 59 58 58 57 56 56 60 59 58 61 60 60 59 59 64 65 65 66
MAX/MIN RH                   50          91          44          96          50
RH                     58 50 66 75 84 90 90 66 47 46 73 84 93 96 96 71 53 51 69
WIND DIR                S  S  N  N  N SW  N SW SW SW  S SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  3  0  0  0  1  0  2  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  3
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              11 23 28 44 19 12 26  9  9 11 11  8  7 15 30 17 29 44 58
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  1 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW  W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD              9  6  2  1  2  2  2 13  9 10  3  3  3  3  2 11 12 10  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    43 34  1  1  1  1  2 27 49 52  2  2  2  2  2 23 67 49  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  5  7  8  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.03 29.06 29.05 29.09 29.02 29.04 29.00 29.01 28.93


Date          Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       66      70      58      66      57      74      49      65
TEMP          68 66 69 65 59 58 63 62 60 58 72 62 54 50 64 53
DEWPT         66 64 62 60 57 57 61 61 60 58 60 56 51 45 45 45
RH            93 93 78 84 93 96 93 97100100 66 81 90 83 50 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           20      60      70      70      40      10       0       0
RAIN                    L  L  L  L                           
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC             SC SC IS                  
TSTMS                     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