RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NCZ003-270800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            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                 52          75          54          76          55
TEMP             67 61 58 55 55 66 72 73 66 62 59 57 57 67 73 74 67 62 60 58 58
DEWPT            48 48 49 49 49 53 46 47 47 50 50 51 50 54 56 56 57 55 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                   87          39          84          53          94
RH               50 62 72 80 80 63 39 40 50 65 72 80 77 63 55 53 70 78 84 86 86
WIND DIR          N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N
WIND SPD          9  9  6  6  6 10 10 10  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  6  7  4  9 15 18 28  3  9  6 18 12 24 35 26 16 13  6  2
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD       10  9  5  5  5 19 16 17  6 10  5  4  4 11 10 14  5            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7  6  3  3  6 55 60 65  3  5  3  2  5 39 52 80  3            
MAX LVORI         3  3  5  6  5  3  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         E  E  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.90 28.87 28.84 28.80 28.83 28.85 28.89 28.88            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       79      56      82      58      83      62      81      63      77
TEMP          75 68 59 57 79 71 61 59 80 73 65 63 79 72 66 64 74 69
DEWPT         58 62 59 57 62 63 59 59 65 66 63 63 67 67 64 63 67 67
RH            55 81100100 56 76 93100 60 79 93100 67 84 93 97 79 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS SC 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