RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date             Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26
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                 93          68          90          67          92
TEMP             76 85 91 92 83 76 72 70 71 80 87 90 85 74 69 67 71 84 91 88 82
DEWPT            68 69 67 67 67 67 66 64 64 63 60 59 62 63 63 63 65 68 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH                   43          85          36          87          44
RH               76 59 45 44 59 74 81 81 79 56 40 35 46 69 81 87 81 59 44 48 63
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  S  S SE SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD          3  5  6  6  6  5  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  5  9  9  8
WIND GUST                                                                 19   
CLOUDS           SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        44 13 18 53 71 62 33 26 24 30 18 11 51 51 31 59 37 34 61 61 59
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20           0          30          40
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS                      SC SC IS IS       SC SC SC
TSTMS                     SC IS                                        SC SC IS
MIX HGT          <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW  W  W NW  W NW NW  N  N  W  W NW  W  W SW SW  W SW  W  W
T WIND SPD        2 12 10 10 23  4  4  5  8  5  3  4  1  1  2  1  3 10 12 20 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               2 68 75 48 15  3  2  3  8 30 27 39  1  1  1  1  3 53 57 92 10
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  4  2  2  1  2  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  B  C  E  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  F  A  A  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  8300
STA PRES            28.88 28.82 28.88 28.91 28.96 28.90 28.89 28.86 28.87 28.82


Date          Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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      83      61      79      60      84      64      89
TEMP          70 68 80 78 66 63 76 75 63 63 81 79 67 68 85 83
DEWPT         65 61 59 59 57 56 57 57 56 56 56 59 60 62 65 66
RH            84 78 49 52 73 78 52 54 78 78 42 50 78 81 51 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      30      30       5       5      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC SC SC SC                      IS SC
TSTMS         IS       IS                                  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