RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

NCZ003-270900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1001 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

Date           01/26/26      Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                  3          34          15          35          14
TEMP                    8  5  4 16 30 34 30 24 21 17 15 22 31 35 29 23 19 16 15
DEWPT                  -2 -3 -4  1  4 10 11 13 12 11  8 10 12  9 13 11  9  8  7
MIN/MAX RH                   70          33          77          33          71
RH                     63 69 68 51 32 36 44 62 68 77 73 59 45 33 51 59 64 70 70
WIND DIR               NW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                4  4  4  5  9  9  9  8  6  5  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4
CLOUDS                 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               6  7  5  4  6  6  6 10 38 50 48 35 23 11  9 10  9 20 23
VSBY                   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          10
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD             12  9  9 10 17 19 10 10 14 17  6  8  9 12  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     6  4 10 16 52 56  7  7  7 12  7 18 37 57  2            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  E  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.23 29.20 29.05 29.10 29.17 29.21 29.08            


Date           01/29Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       33      11      28      10      22      10      29      14      37
TEMP          30 25 16 11 25 22 16 10 19 17 11 11 26 24 17 14 34 29
DEWPT         11 11  9  5 10  8  5  1  4  2  0  1  9  6  6  5 13 13
RH            44 55 73 76 52 54 61 66 51 51 60 63 48 45 61 67 41 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      20      20      20      10       5       0
SNOW                                S  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