RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

NCZ003-280800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
631 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date           06/27/26      Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            Tue
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                 69          84          68          88          69
TEMP             79 74 72 71 73 78 82 83 79 73 70 69 71 79 85 88 83 74 71 69 71
DEWPT            71 70 68 68 69 72 71 72 72 71 69 68 69 72 71 70 70 70 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH                   96          69          97          57          99
RH               77 87 87 90 87 82 69 70 79 93 97 97 93 79 63 55 65 87 93100 97
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD          4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS           B2 OV SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        82 89 41 82 85 67 75 69 39 32  5 28 34 44 43 43 25 21 35 33 30
VSBY             10  9  9  6  9  7  6 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          50          10          20          10
RAIN SHWRS       SC    IS IS    IS SC SC             IS IS IS IS               
TSTMS            IS                   SC                   IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        W SW  W SW SW SE  N NW  E NE NW  N  E NE NE  E NE            
T WIND SPD        3  3  4  3  2  3  3  6  1  1  2  2  6  4  2  3  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  2  2  2 10 12 30  1  1  1  1 12 22 14 25  2            
MAX LVORI         4  6  6  7  6  4  3  3  6  8  8  8  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              7200  6500   400  1300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.92 28.88 28.88 28.86 28.90 28.96 29.02 29.00            


Date           06/30Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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       90      70      94      72      98      73      96      73      97
TEMP          87 85 71 72 92 88 73 74 95 90 75 75 95 88 74 76 96 87
DEWPT         70 69 67 67 67 67 66 66 64 65 66 66 64 65 67 67 63 65
RH            57 59 87 84 44 50 79 76 36 44 74 74 36 47 79 74 34 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       IS
TSTMS                                                   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