RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

NCZ003-230800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Date           10/22/26      Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 41          68          43          64          41
TEMP             58 52 49 46 43 57 64 66 57 52 49 47 44 55 62 62 54 44 43 42 42
DEWPT            36 37 34 34 38 42 43 43 44 42 41 39 39 44 42 39 42 44 43 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                   81          42          80          42         100
RH               44 56 56 63 82 57 46 43 62 69 74 74 82 66 48 43 64100100100 96
WIND DIR          N  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
WIND SPD          3  4  4  4  4  6  6  6  4  5  5  5  5  6  5  5  4  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  5 20 36 14  0  0  1  1  2  6  6
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD        3  5  4  4  4 14 10  9  4  6  8 10 13 11  9  9  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             VP PR PR PR   
ADI               2  3  2  2  5 48 46 40  2  3  4  5 17 38 38 39  2            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.10 29.15 29.23 29.23 29.30 29.37 29.42 29.40            


Date           10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       64      40      70      42      72      46      67      47      69
TEMP          62 54 44 41 67 56 45 43 69 59 49 47 64 57 49 48 67 59
DEWPT         47 48 44 41 44 47 45 42 46 50 49 47 50 51 49 47 51 52
RH            58 80100100 43 72100 96 44 72100100 60 80100 96 56 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       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