RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

NCZ003-242100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date             Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 44          34          57          43          58
TEMP                31 40 44 41 37 37 37 37 44 53 56 53 49 47 45 45 49 55 58 56
DEWPT               12 11 13 16 18 19 21 22 26 31 34 36 38 39 40 42 46 48 49 48
MAX/MIN RH                   28          54          41          90          72
RH                  45 30 28 36 46 48 52 54 49 43 43 52 66 74 82 89 89 77 72 74
WIND DIR            NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             6  5  6  9 11 11 10  9 10 10 10  9  5  4  4  5  6  8  9  9
WIND GUST                                   20 24 21                   18      
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           54 72 67 71 67 95 91 80 84 70 49 55 56 67 89 89 92 92 90 85
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  3  3  3
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          50          80
RAIN                                                  S  S  C  C  L  L  D  D  L
SPRINKLES                                SC                                    
MIX HGT              3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          11  8 11  8  9  9  9  6 13 18 19  8  6  5  5  3  3  9  9 11
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR FR             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI                 33 26 39  7  8  8  8  8 32 51 61  7  5  4  4  4  5 17 19 10
MAX LVORI            1  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  6  6  3  3  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  C  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None 11600 10200  7200  8000  None  3000  1500   300   300
STA PRES            29.06 28.93 28.86 28.80 28.79 28.78 28.86 28.90 28.90 28.78


Date          Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       41      55      38      63      40      64      35      47
TEMP          49 42 52 51 43 39 59 56 46 41 63 54 43 35 43 44
DEWPT         45 38 39 38 37 36 40 42 39 37 39 34 31 27 25 26
RH            86 86 61 61 79 89 49 59 76 85 41 46 62 72 49 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           60      20      10       5       5       5      20      30
RAIN           L  C  S                                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