RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

NCZ003-242000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date             Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 71          63          76          63          84
TEMP          65 65 68 70 71 68 67 67 65 65 69 73 76 74 68 65 64 65 76 81 83 78
DEWPT         63 63 64 66 67 67 67 67 65 65 67 67 67 67 67 64 63 65 68 68 69 69
MAX/MIN RH                   88         100          73         100          61
RH            93 93 87 87 87 97100100100100 93 81 74 79 97 97 97100 76 65 63 74
WIND DIR      NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  N  W  W NW  N NW NW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  6  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  0  1  2  3  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     84 77 86 88 85 85 91 97 79 81 82 53 38 66 53 48 40 31 21 35 31 29
VSBY           6  7  7 10  7  6  6  6  7  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          80          40          10          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS    SC NM NM  O SC IS       IS                           
TSTMS                     SC IS                   IS                           
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N NW  E  S  W NW  N  N NW  W  N
T WIND SPD     9 10  9  8  9  8  8  5  5  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2 10  6  4  3
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            6 10 21 21 26  4  4  3  3  6 15 15 13  1  1  1  1  2 45 41 26  2
MAX LVORI      6  5  4  4  4  6  9  9  9  8  5  4  3  5 10  8 10  9  3  1  2  3
STABILITY      E  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               600   600   600   500   500  2000  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.08 29.04 29.04 29.01 29.01 28.94 28.93 28.91 28.89 28.82


Date          Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       65      87      67      88      69      87      66      84
TEMP          67 67 84 80 70 69 85 81 72 70 84 80 68 67 82 78
DEWPT         67 67 70 71 69 69 73 72 70 70 70 69 65 65 67 68
RH           100100 63 74 97100 67 74 93100 63 69 90 93 61 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5      20      20      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS       SC            
TSTMS                              IS IS       SC            

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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