RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026

NCZ003-240800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Date           04/23/26      Fri 04/24/26            Sat 04/25/26            Sun
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                 55          83          57          78          52
TEMP                65 59 56 58 76 81 81 74 66 60 57 60 73 77 73 68 63 57 53 55
DEWPT               47 46 45 47 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 56 57 58 58 56 54 52 51
MIN/MAX RH                   68          31          77          50          95
RH                  52 62 66 67 39 33 33 41 56 69 77 72 55 50 59 70 78 90 96 86
WIND DIR             W NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD             4  4  3  3  3  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  6
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            9 15  7 10 33 35 39 20 16 24 36 53 61 86 86 76 65 50 50 33
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10          10          80          60
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC  O NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                                      SC IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  7  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW NW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  4  9 12  3  3  3  2  2  3  8 12  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  2  2 38 94122  2  2  2  1  2  9 29 31  6            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  2  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  6600  4800  5100      
STA PRES            28.89 28.87 28.86 28.78 28.79 28.77 28.81 28.79            


Date           04/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26Thu 04/30/26
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       74      47      70      52      72      54      79      53      76
TEMP          70 70 54 49 66 66 56 54 65 69 58 57 76 71 57 55 73 69
DEWPT         50 48 45 43 45 46 46 50 57 57 55 55 52 48 48 48 47 45
RH            49 45 71 80 47 48 69 86 75 66 90 93 43 44 72 77 40 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      20      10      40      70      30      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS    IS          SC NM SC IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC
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