RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Date           06/01/26      Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            Thu
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                 57          70          50          78          55
TEMP          79 73 66 61 59 58 63 68 69 65 59 54 51 55 70 75 78 72 62 57 55 59
DEWPT         52 53 51 49 49 53 54 52 51 51 49 48 46 48 47 47 47 50 49 47 46 49
MIN/MAX RH                   84          51          85          34          72
RH            39 49 58 65 69 83 72 57 53 60 69 80 83 77 44 37 33 46 62 69 72 69
WIND DIR       N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NW  N NE NE  E NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  6  6  8 11  9  8  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                       19                                             
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     60 69 45 52 72 78 29 34 33 23  2  2  3  2  1  2  4  3  8  5  3  2
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD    11  2  2  8 11 16 16 18 14  9  4  4  3  3  6  9  9  1            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           47  2  2  5 10 29 60113102  4  2  2  2  3 49 81 84  1            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  D  D  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  5200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.95 29.02 29.12 29.14 29.20 29.23 29.26 29.20            


Date           06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       84      57      87      61      88      64      88      65      85
TEMP          80 76 61 62 84 81 65 65 85 82 68 67 85 81 68 67 82 79
DEWPT         50 53 51 53 53 55 55 56 56 56 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 62
RH            35 45 70 72 34 41 70 73 37 41 70 75 41 49 78 84 51 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS SC 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