RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

NCZ003-162100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date             Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26
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                 39          28          47          28          34
TEMP                   36 39 34 32 29 30 31 37 44 47 42 37 35 32 29 30 33 34 29
DEWPT                   3  5 10 13 15 17 21 29 33 32 31 29 27 25 20 18 15 14 14
MAX/MIN RH                   23          73          56          74          43
RH                     24 24 36 45 55 58 66 72 65 56 65 72 72 75 69 60 47 43 53
WIND DIR                S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                8  8  6  9  8  8  8  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                      18                              
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              26  7 21 28 54 85 88 78 55 38 40 64 78 80 85 73 56 25 11
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          30          20          20
RAIN                                      C  C  S  S  S  S  S                  
SNOW                                      C                    S  S  S  S  S   
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  W NW  N  S SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             13 17  8  9  9  8  9  8  9  6  2  2  2  1  2  2  6  8  9
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                    42 58  4  6  8  7 10 13 19 23  1  2  2  1  4  5 18 29  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  3  2  2  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  7000  1400  None  8000  3400   500  None
STA PRES                  28.96 28.99 28.97 29.04 29.05 29.09 29.07 29.06 28.95


Date          Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       20      40      15      33      17      43      27      51
TEMP          23 21 38 34 22 16 30 27 20 19 40 37 31 29 47 43
DEWPT         11 10 13  9  2 -4 -6 -1  1  2  9 15 19 21 27 28
RH            59 62 35 35 41 40 20 29 43 47 27 40 61 72 45 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      10      20
RAIN                                                     S  S

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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