RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

NCZ003-142000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
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                 91          65          81          59          81
TEMP                83 90 89 81 75 71 67 66 72 78 81 76 67 63 60 62 71 78 81 77
DEWPT               68 66 67 68 67 66 61 58 55 53 52 53 52 52 51 52 53 54 56 57
MAX/MIN RH                   44          83          38          73          42
RH                  61 45 48 65 76 84 81 75 55 42 37 45 59 67 72 70 53 43 42 50
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  S SW SW
WIND SPD             5  8  9  8  9  9  9  9  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  4  4  5
WIND GUST                 19                                                   
CLOUDS              FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           11 48 73 72 54 55 33 24 29 23 14 38 41 58 57 47 56 49 34 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          10          10          10           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM                                                   
TSTMS                  IS SC                                                   
MIX HGT              4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW  W  N  N  N NE NE SE SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          11 12 19  5  5  4  2 11  6  9  8  9  8  8  6  8  4  8 10 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI                 55 91 73  5  5  4  2 27 30 54 60  4  5  5  5 11 20 60 86  7
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  C  D  D  D  E  B  B  B  A  F  E  E  E  A  B  A  A  E
CEILING              None  5600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.86 28.77 28.77 28.77 28.83 28.79 28.83 28.85 28.85 28.79


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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      87      67      92      69      85      62      84
TEMP          64 65 83 82 70 70 88 85 73 71 81 78 66 65 82 79
DEWPT         57 56 56 58 61 64 67 68 67 66 66 64 60 59 57 58
RH            78 73 40 44 73 81 50 57 81 84 60 62 81 81 43 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10      30      40      70      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC NM NM IS       IS
TSTMS                              SC SC       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