RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NCZ003-170800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date           07/16/26      Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            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                 73          95          73          93          71
TEMP          95 89 78 75 73 75 86 91 93 89 78 76 73 75 87 91 88 83 76 73 71 73
DEWPT         66 68 67 66 65 67 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 70 71 71 72 71 71 71 69 71
MIN/MAX RH                   77          42          84          51          95
RH            39 50 69 74 76 76 57 49 44 52 74 79 84 84 59 52 59 67 85 93 93 93
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  N  N NW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  3  5  5  5  6  4  2  1  2  2  2  2  4  8  8  5  5  4  4  4
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     29 19 15 12 16 11  8 39 24 35 20 51 18 18 20 65 65 53 53 39 44 41
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS                SC SC SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                    IS                SC SC SC IS         
Obvis                         K  K  K  K                                       
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W NW  N  N  E SE SE  N NW  N  W  W SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD     2  6  3  4  4  6  8  4  4  3  3  0  1  3  4 16 14  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP   
ADI           19  3  2  2  2  9 33 37 37  2  2  0  1  3 25 76 62  4            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  5  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  F  F  A  B  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  A  C  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3200  None      
STA PRES      28.91 28.93 28.97 29.00 28.95 28.95 28.92 28.90 28.79            


Date           07/19Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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       89      67      86      68      88      70      87      65      84
TEMP          87 81 70 69 84 80 71 70 86 82 73 72 85 80 68 66 81 78
DEWPT         71 71 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 69 66 65 64 64 64
RH            59 72 97100 63 72 97100 61 67 90 93 59 62 90 93 56 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      30      20      20      30      30      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC       IS IS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS         
TSTMS         IS NM SC       IS IS       SC SC       SC 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