RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

NCZ003-190800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Date           06/18/26      Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            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                 67          83          59          84          61
TEMP                73 72 68 68 74 80 82 76 67 62 59 63 74 81 84 78 68 63 62 65
DEWPT               68 69 68 68 69 65 61 59 57 56 55 57 58 56 56 59 58 57 56 59
MIN/MAX RH                  100          49          86          39          83
RH                  84 90100100 84 60 49 56 70 81 87 81 57 42 38 52 70 81 81 81
WIND DIR             W SW SW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD             9  9  6  5  5  9 10  8  6  4  5  4  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  2
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           91100100 95 60 24 25 17  8 29 49 28 25 11 16 35 25 18 15  8
VSBY                10  8  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          20           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS           O  O NM IS                                                
TSTMS               IS                                                         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           W SW SE  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD          12 12  5  4 16 19 19 10  6  3  2  1  3  5  6  8            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 11 11  5  5 53121136  7  3  2  2  1 19 45 58  4            
MAX LVORI            5  6  9  9  4  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  C  C  B  B  E  F  F  E  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              2400   300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.79 28.72 28.75 28.80 28.92 28.95 28.98 28.91            


Date           06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       87      67      86      66      84      61      83      62      85
TEMP          85 84 71 69 81 79 69 68 82 77 65 64 80 78 66 65 82 78
DEWPT         60 63 64 66 69 70 67 66 64 63 60 59 61 63 61 62 62 63
RH            43 49 79 90 67 74 93 93 55 62 84 84 52 60 84 90 51 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10      80      40      20      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O SC IS    IS          IS IS       IS
TSTMS                        SC SC       IS          IS IS       IS

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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