RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
403 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ003-260900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
403 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/25/26      Thu 02/26/26            Fri 02/27/26            Sat
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                 44          54          40          53          40
TEMP             55 51 48 46 46 48 52 54 51 48 45 42 41 45 50 53 49 46 44 42 41
DEWPT            37 39 42 44 44 47 48 47 45 43 42 40 40 43 43 43 42 41 40 40 38
MIN/MAX RH                   99          76          97          68          92
RH               51 63 80 93 93 96 86 77 80 83 89 93 96 93 77 69 77 83 86 93 89
WIND DIR          W SW  W  N SE SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N NW
WIND SPD         10  5  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        76 85 97 96 96 95 93 77 48 67 68 60 61 59 52 64 32 29 32 37 32
VSBY             10 10  8  4  2  3  7  9 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     90          80          30          20          10
RAIN                       D  D  C        S  S  C  C  S  S                     
RAIN SHWRS              O          SC                                          
MIX HGT           1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  W  S  S NE NE NE NE  E NE  E NE NE  E  E SE  E            
T WIND SPD        8  8  4  2  3  4  5  6  4  5  3  4  6  4  6  4  6            
DISPERSION       FR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7  5  3  1  4  5  9 15  2  4  2  3  8  7 17 19  3            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  7  8  9  5  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  3  3  4            
STABILITY         D  E  E  F  D  D  D  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  G            
CEILING             10100  1800  1200  1000  2300  1000   500  None  None      
STA PRES            28.84 28.83 28.81 28.83 28.94 29.00 29.08 29.03            


Date           02/28Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26
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       64      41      64      38      46      32      43      37      58
TEMP          60 56 48 43 63 55 46 40 43 43 39 33 39 41 40 39 55 53
DEWPT         41 41 39 37 40 38 35 32 33 32 31 28 28 30 33 34 42 41
RH            49 57 71 79 43 53 65 73 67 65 73 82 64 65 76 82 61 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5      20      50      40      40      40      40
RAIN                                S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  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