RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

NCZ003-072100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
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                 61          36          65          39          68
TEMP                51 59 58 49 44 42 39 37 51 62 63 51 45 42 41 40 55 65 67 56
DEWPT               39 40 40 39 38 37 36 36 41 41 43 44 40 35 33 33 41 40 42 41
MAX/MIN RH                   47          96          46          81          38
RH                  63 49 51 68 79 82 89 96 68 46 48 77 82 76 73 76 59 40 40 57
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             6  8  9  6  5  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  4  4
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            5  3  5  2 35 42 65 22  1  4  3  4  2  1  1  1  0  1  0  1
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          13 16 16 10  8  5  5  6  6  9  8  8  6  6  5  5  9 11  9  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                 39 61 53  5  4  4  3  7 13 28 18  4  3  3  3  6 28 48 28  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  4  5  4  3  4  2  1  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  C  F  F  E  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.89 28.88 28.95 28.95 28.96 28.89 28.92 28.93 28.96 28.93


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       38      70      42      69      43      62      39      54
TEMP          43 39 69 57 46 43 67 54 47 44 60 52 43 39 52 43
DEWPT         38 35 42 45 40 39 44 45 42 41 44 43 39 35 34 33
RH            82 85 37 64 79 86 43 71 83 89 55 71 86 85 50 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN                                            S  S  S  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