RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

NCZ003-072100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

Date             Sat 02/07/26            Sun 02/08/26            Mon 02/09/26
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                 31          15          34          19          43
TEMP                   30 31 24 21 18 16 17 23 30 34 29 25 22 20 22 28 38 42 37
DEWPT                   2  2  2  2  2  1  1  3  8 13 14 14 14 13 13 15 17 20 22
MAX/MIN RH                   28          54          39          73          40
RH                     29 28 38 43 49 51 49 41 39 41 53 62 71 74 68 58 42 41 54
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  N  N NE  E  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD               18 16 12  9  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2
WIND GUST              32 29                                                   
CLOUDS                 CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               2  1 14 18 22 21 62100100 69 19 10 17 33 58 62 59 50 40
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20           0           0
FLURRIES                                       SC                              
SNOW                                         S                                 
MIX HGT                 4  4  3  2  2  1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW SW SW SW  E SE  S SW  S  S
T WIND SPD             28 24 20 17 13 10 10  5  6  3  3  2  1  1  1  3  5  5  5
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    75 66 14 12  6  7 11 11 16 10  2  1  1  1  1  4 13 12  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  F  E  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  8600  None  None  None  5300  None
STA PRES                  29.09 29.21 29.25 29.28 29.23 29.22 29.19 29.18 29.09


Date          Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26
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       28      58      41      60      35      52      33      48
TEMP          31 31 54 51 44 43 58 50 41 35 48 45 37 33 44 42
DEWPT         24 27 38 39 39 40 44 39 34 30 30 29 28 26 28 29
RH            75 85 54 63 82 89 59 66 76 82 49 53 70 75 53 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0      10      50      30      20      40      40
RAIN                             C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  C  C

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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