RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

NCZ003-260800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Date           08/25/26      Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26            Fri
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                 61          83          66          82          67
TEMP                66 63 62 64 75 81 81 75 71 69 68 69 75 81 80 75 71 69 69 69
DEWPT               57 56 55 56 63 65 66 66 67 67 66 67 69 70 70 69 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   78          57          96          69          96
RH                  73 78 78 75 66 58 60 74 87 93 93 93 82 69 72 82 93 97 93 97
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S SW  S SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  3  3  5  5  2  1  2  1  1  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           13  4 18 21 13 41 68 42 57 59 73 71 58 73 73 74 74 74 80 76
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0          10          30          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS             IS NM NM SC IS    SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS             IS SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  S SW  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  W            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  8  6  6  6  5  4  1  4  8  6 14  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 27 47 26  3  3  2  1  5 23 26 48  4            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  3  1  2  4  6  6  8  6  3  3  3  5            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   800   500  2500  3600      
STA PRES            29.04 29.04 29.05 28.98 28.97 28.97 28.97 28.92            


Date           08/28Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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       81      64      81      66      85      67      89      68      90
TEMP          80 75 67 66 77 73 67 67 80 77 69 69 86 81 71 70 87 82
DEWPT         70 70 67 66 71 70 67 67 70 70 69 68 69 69 69 68 69 69
RH            72 84100100 82 90100100 72 79100 97 57 67 93 93 55 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           70      30      50      20      20       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS SC SC IS    IS IS                      IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS       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