RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

NCZ003-172000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date             Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 87          70          90          68          86
TEMP                76 82 85 81 76 74 72 75 83 87 88 79 73 70 68 70 77 82 84 79
DEWPT               57 56 55 59 61 64 67 68 69 68 69 69 69 68 67 68 68 65 63 61
MAX/MIN RH                   35          91          51          98          49
RH                  52 41 36 47 60 71 84 79 63 53 54 72 87 93 97 93 74 56 49 54
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             3  5  6  8 11  6  8 10 12 13 12 13 10  8  5  4  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST                                24 27 27 25                           
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)            1  5 15  8 17 33 74 48 31 55 60 65 76 75 79 61 61 61 60 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          50          40
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                                          SC    IS                SC SC   
MIX HGT              5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  4  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
T WIND SPD           8  8 11  6  6  6  9 23 26 24 23 17  9 12 11 16 12 13 11 11
DISPERSION                   PR FR PR PR             FR FR PR PR             PR
ADI                 47 64 93  5  5  3  8 52110 84 62 19  8 11  8 26 44 57 43 10
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  5  5  6  4  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  E  E  F  D  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  E  C  C  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  1700  None  3500  8400  1800  1100  None
STA PRES            28.82 28.77 28.77 28.78 28.81 28.78 28.84 28.83 28.78 28.76


Date          Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      85      61      87      67      86      66      85
TEMP          64 64 82 79 64 65 84 82 70 69 82 80 69 68 83 79
DEWPT         56 56 53 55 55 57 58 60 62 64 67 68 66 65 64 63
RH            75 75 37 44 73 75 41 47 76 84 61 67 90 90 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      70      40      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS SC NM SC       IS
TSTMS                                          SC 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