RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

NCZ003-052100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date             Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26
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                 73          59          70          46          62
TEMP                68 71 71 67 64 62 61 59 62 67 68 58 54 51 48 46 54 61 60 49
DEWPT               64 67 67 66 64 62 60 57 56 54 53 52 48 46 43 41 42 41 40 38
MAX/MIN RH                   85         100          56          84          45
RH                  87 87 87 97100100 97 93 81 63 59 80 80 83 83 83 64 48 47 66
WIND DIR             S SW  S  S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  5  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  3  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  6
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)          100100 88 81 78 86100 80 48 33  6 10  5  4  2  1  0  2  2  7
VSBY                 7  9  9 10  7  4  4  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          40          20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC IS SC SC SC IS    IS                                 
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          12 13 10  6  5  4  4  6  6  9 10  9 11 10 10  8 14 12 12  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 19 26 18  3  3  2  4  5 11 33 39  4  5  5  5  8 55 55 58  4
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  9  9  9  7  6  4  1  1  4  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  F  F  F  D  C  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               400  1100  1900   300  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.80 28.77 28.77 28.75 28.74 28.72 28.81 28.82 28.87 28.87


Date          Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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       38      63      39      66      39      68      41      67
TEMP          42 39 61 50 43 40 64 54 43 40 66 56 45 42 65 52
DEWPT         37 35 40 41 36 34 37 38 36 33 38 41 37 36 40 41
RH            82 85 46 71 76 79 37 54 76 76 36 57 73 79 40 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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