RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

NCZ003-150900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
631 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 32          53          32          57          31
TEMP             41 38 35 34 34 46 52 51 43 40 36 34 32 48 56 54 43 38 34 33 32
DEWPT            28 28 29 29 30 36 34 33 34 34 32 31 31 36 35 34 35 34 32 31 30
MIN/MAX RH                   88          49          96          43          95
RH               59 67 78 82 85 68 50 50 70 79 85 89 96 63 45 46 73 85 92 92 92
WIND DIR         NW  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N NW  N  N
WIND SPD          8  5  5  5  4  8  6  8  6  5  4  4  3  3  1  0  0  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         3  2  2  1  4  8 27 15  6  3  7  6  9  9  2  1  1  0  0  2  4
VSBY             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  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD       10  9  8  8  6 14 12 12  8  8  6  4  5  5  4  4  2            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7  4  4  4  7 64 68 65  4  4  3  2  6 21 22 17  1            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  6  6  6  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.04 29.08 29.14 29.15 29.22 29.26 29.31 29.28            


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       60      33      64      34      67      38      69      40      67
TEMP          59 48 37 34 62 51 39 35 64 54 42 39 67 56 44 41 65 56
DEWPT         36 36 33 30 34 34 31 29 33 35 33 32 38 38 36 34 40 41
RH            42 63 85 85 35 52 73 78 31 48 70 76 34 51 73 76 40 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
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