RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

NCZ003-132000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Date             Mon 04/13/26            Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26
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                 82          57          85          60          88
TEMP                   80 81 74 68 62 58 59 74 83 85 79 71 64 60 62 77 86 88 81
DEWPT                  50 51 52 50 50 49 50 52 52 52 53 54 53 52 52 52 51 50 50
MAX/MIN RH                   33          75          32          75          27
RH                     35 35 46 52 65 72 72 46 34 32 41 55 67 75 70 42 30 27 34
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD               10 10  6  5  4  3  3  5  6  8  6  5  4  3  3  4  6  6  6
WIND GUST              21                                                      
CLOUDS                 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              50 63 63 13 16 31 33 26 26 41 21 15 24 29 31 18 20 42 40
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10           5           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W  W SW  W SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             16 12  6  1  2  2  2  8 10 12  8  5  3  2  1  5 10 13  8
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI                   114 60  5  1  1  1  2 28 71 83  4  3  2  1  1 22 74104  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  C  E  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    7500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.14 29.13 29.10 29.09 29.03 29.03 29.00 29.01 28.96


Date          Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26
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       61      88      62      88      60      90      61      78
TEMP          65 63 86 81 68 64 85 80 64 62 87 83 69 64 76 68
DEWPT         51 51 51 49 49 53 49 49 50 50 52 50 51 51 44 42
RH            60 65 30 33 51 67 29 34 60 65 30 32 53 63 32 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       0       5      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC

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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