RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
431 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            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                 54          81          57          69          45
TEMP          75 71 60 55 54 56 73 79 80 73 65 60 58 60 63 64 65 61 54 50 48 51
DEWPT         51 52 51 49 48 49 50 47 49 52 54 53 54 55 59 52 50 48 44 41 38 38
MIN/MAX RH                   82          31          86          57          73
RH            43 51 72 80 80 77 44 32 34 48 68 78 86 84 87 65 58 62 69 71 68 61
WIND DIR      SW  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       9  5  5  4  4  3  3  5  5  5  4  4  6  8  8  8  8  8  9  8  6  6
CLOUDS        SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     31 23 62 70 66 37  1  5 15 17 28 33 63100 92 90 81 53 21 22 18 13
VSBY          10 10  8  8  7  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          60           0
RAIN SHWRS                                           NM NM SC SC               
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W NW NW  W NW  W  W SW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD    13  3  1  2  2  1  4  6 11  5  2  2  4 13 12 18 12  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           98  2  1  2  2  1 24 65119  3  1  1  3 16 39 47 42  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  4  5  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  E  E  E  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  E  D  C  C  C  D            
CEILING             19700 29500  None  None  None  7000  2900   500  None      
STA PRES            28.84 28.88 28.96 28.92 28.96 28.98 29.04 29.02            


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       71      48      74      50      72      47      76      52      83
TEMP          67 63 50 52 70 67 55 53 69 65 51 51 72 69 56 56 79 76
DEWPT         37 40 41 43 51 54 50 48 44 43 43 43 45 48 48 48 51 53
RH            33 43 71 71 51 63 83 83 40 45 74 74 38 47 74 74 38 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      50      40       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC                                 
TSTMS                        SC 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