RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

NCZ003-282000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

Date             Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26
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                 84          66          81          67          84
TEMP          69 69 77 81 83 77 69 67 66 66 72 77 80 75 69 68 68 68 74 80 83 77
DEWPT         66 65 68 68 68 68 67 67 66 66 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 68 70 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH                   61         100          70         100          65
RH            90 87 74 65 61 74 93100100100 90 76 69 82100100 97100 87 72 65 79
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  E NE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  2  2  3  3  4  3  4  4  5  5  5  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     62 33 32 59 74 65 47 66 44 72 63 56 73 45 49 56 72 65 57 37 32 26
VSBY           4  3 10  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          30          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC    IS                SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC                      SC                   IS IS   
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR     N NW NW  N  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S SW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD     1  1  3  3  3  4  2  3  3  9 13 10 10  9  5  5  6  2  3  4  5 10
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  1 11 18  9  3  1  2  2  8 42 40 45  4  3  3  3  2 10 24 23  5
MAX LVORI      7  6  3  3  3  4  8  9  9  8  4  3  3  5  9  9  9  9  4  3  3  4
STABILITY      F  A  A  B  B  E  F  E  E  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G
CEILING              None  2500  None  None  1700  2200  None   900  None  None
STA PRES            28.98 28.94 29.00 29.05 29.10 29.08 29.10 29.12 29.13 29.05


Date          Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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       67      89      70      90      71      91      72      92
TEMP          69 69 86 81 72 71 88 82 74 73 89 83 74 73 89 83
DEWPT         69 68 69 69 68 67 68 70 68 68 68 70 68 68 68 69
RH           100 97 57 67 87 87 52 67 82 84 50 65 82 84 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0      10       5      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC
TSTMS                                                      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