RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

NCZ003-222000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date             Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          66          83          59          85
TEMP          67 70 82 88 84 78 72 70 68 69 76 80 82 77 67 62 60 64 75 81 85 80
DEWPT         63 66 69 68 70 70 69 68 65 65 64 62 60 58 56 55 53 55 55 55 54 57
MAX/MIN RH                   51          93          46          80          35
RH            87 87 65 52 63 76 90 93 90 87 66 54 47 52 68 78 78 73 50 41 35 45
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  E SW SW  S
WIND SPD       4  5  8  9  6  5  5  5  5  8  8  9  9  9  8  6  5  4  3  2  2  2
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     40 30 49 68 94 79 53 41 42 52 54 45 40 14  8 12 19 21  9 14 10 19
VSBY          10 10 10  5  4  6  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          50          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC  O SC SC                                             
TSTMS                  SC  O SC SC                                             
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD     3  9 23 20 16 13  5  5  3  4 13 16 17 16  9  6  5  5  2  2  3  1
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            1  9121 89 51  9  4  4  2  7 54101104 11  6  3  3  6 15 19 27  1
MAX LVORI      6  5  1  1  1  4  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  2
STABILITY      F  A  B  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  C  B  B  E  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  3600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.87 28.85 28.88 28.87 28.90 28.93 29.01 29.02 29.04 29.00


Date          Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      88      67      89      67      89      68      91
TEMP          66 67 84 81 69 69 86 82 70 69 85 82 70 71 87 84
DEWPT         56 62 64 65 65 66 65 67 65 66 66 67 66 66 67 67
RH            70 84 51 58 87 90 50 61 84 90 53 61 87 84 52 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20      30      40      30      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       SC SC       SC 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