RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

NCZ003-290900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 AM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

Date           12/27/25      Sun 12/28/25            Mon 12/29/25            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
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                 41          48          45          59          25
TEMP                   45 42 41 41 43 44 47 46 46 46 46 55 54 48 38 32 29 27 25
DEWPT                  41 38 39 41 42 43 44 46 46 46 46 48 33 23 18 14 13 12 11
MIN/MAX RH                  100          83         100          34          55
RH                     86 86 92100 96 96 89100100100100 77 45 37 44 47 51 53 55
WIND DIR               NE  E  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                5  4  2  1  2  2  1  4  5  8 10 13 12 14 18 19 18 14 12
WIND GUST                                            26 26 26 27             23
CLOUDS                 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              44 83100100100100100100100100 94 62 27 10  9 18 19 18 13
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9  6  3  2  6 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20          30          30           0
DRIZZLE                       ?  ?                                             
RAIN                          S  S  S  S  S  S     S  C  C                     
MIX HGT                 1  1  1 <1  1  1 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  5  5  3            
T WIND DIR              E  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              9  4  4  4  5  5  8  5  5  6  8 27 28 25 25            
DISPERSION             PR VP             VP VP PR PR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                     8  3  7  4  8  7  5  5  5  8 14 69 86 78 34            
MAX LVORI               5  6  4  5  4  4  6  9  9  6  5  3  1  1  1            
STABILITY               D  E  C  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     800   500   500   400   200  2400  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.07 29.07 28.96 28.85 28.68 28.66 28.72            


Date           12/30Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26
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       38      23      46      28      49      25      45      26      45
TEMP          35 29 24 24 42 37 31 30 46 39 32 27 41 35 30 27 42 39
DEWPT          9  8  7  7 10 17 18 19 20 21 20 14 14 17 17 17 22 26
RH            33 40 47 47 26 44 58 63 35 48 61 57 33 47 58 65 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5       5       0      20      30
RAIN                                                           C  C
SNOW                                                        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