RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

NCZ003-032100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
631 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date             Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 70          51          74          61          74
TEMP             44 58 67 69 63 60 55 53 51 61 69 71 65 63 63 62 62 65 70 73 67
DEWPT            43 49 52 55 56 55 52 53 51 58 60 61 61 60 61 62 62 65 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          66         100          79
RH               96 72 59 61 78 84 90100100 90 73 71 87 90 93100100100 90 79 93
WIND DIR          N  E SE SE SE  E  E SE  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          1  2  4  3  2  3  2  1  1  3  5  4  3  4  6  6  5  5  5  4  2
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        24 18 15 15 29 20 15 39 60 80 92 87 93 83 85 90 86 84 79 64 73
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          70          40
RAIN                                                  C  C  L  L               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT          <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR        N SE  S  S  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        3  3  6  8  4  5  4  3  3  6 11 10  6  5  8  8  6 11 11  8  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI               3  6 26 35  2  3  2  2  3 14 26 22  3  4  5  5  8 20 22 13  3
MAX LVORI         8  4  2  1  4  5  6 10  9  5  3  3  6  6  7  9  8  5  4  4  6
STABILITY         C  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1200   500  1300   500   400   400
STA PRES            29.25 29.18 29.17 29.11 29.09 29.01 28.98 28.94 28.91 28.87


Date          Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       59      74      50      70      46      65      43      61
TEMP          62 60 70 64 55 50 66 60 50 47 62 56 48 44 58 51
DEWPT         61 59 60 57 51 48 49 49 45 43 47 47 43 40 40 39
RH            97 96 71 78 86 93 54 67 83 86 58 72 83 86 51 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           60      60      20       5       5       5      20      20
RAIN                       S                       S  S  S   
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM 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