RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

NCZ003-112100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date             Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26
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                 43          27          47          28          52
TEMP                40 43 37 35 33 31 28 27 33 43 46 40 34 31 29 28 38 49 52 45
DEWPT               28 21 15 15 15 16 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 19 19 19 24 24 26 27
MAX/MIN RH                   40          68          36          69          35
RH                  62 41 40 43 47 53 66 68 56 39 37 48 61 61 66 68 57 37 36 49
WIND DIR             W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W NW  W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD            12 18 16 11  9  6  6  4  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  5
WIND GUST           25 32 29                                                   
CLOUDS              FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 42 19  0  2  3  4  5  3  4  3  3  4  7 10 13  6  9  5 13
VSBY                10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           0
SNOW                    S                                                      
MIX HGT              5  7  5  1 <1  1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          20 32 31 24 23 20 16  9  4  6 12  4  3  3  2  2  4  8 11  9
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 62112 94 16 15  9  7  7  7 17 30  2  2  2  1  2  5 19 28  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  B  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.99 29.14 29.25 29.26 29.28 29.18 29.16 29.12 29.10 28.96


Date          Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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       32      51      29      38      20      42      26      45
TEMP          36 33 48 46 38 30 35 28 24 21 37 35 29 27 43 39
DEWPT         27 28 32 33 30 22 15 12 11 11 14 18 20 20 24 24
RH            69 82 54 60 73 72 43 50 57 65 38 49 69 74 47 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      20      40      30      10       5       5      10
RAIN                    S  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