RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

NCZ003-272100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

Date             Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 34          15          36          12          33
TEMP                   30 32 28 24 20 17 15 22 31 35 30 24 20 15 12 21 27 31 23
DEWPT                   8 14 13 14 12 11  8 13 14 15 13 11 10  8  6  9 10 11 10
MAX/MIN RH                   39          77          44          75          42
RH                     39 47 53 65 71 77 73 68 49 43 49 57 64 73 76 59 48 43 57
WIND DIR               SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                9  9 10  9  6  5  3  3  5  5  6  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  3
WIND GUST              19 19                                                   
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               3  5  3 18 32 54 51 25 19 11 15 20 14 19 22 32 45 41 42
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           0
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD             18 19 10 10 18 14  5 10 12 14 11  9 12 13  5 11 10 11  2
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                    50 50  7  7  8 10  6 23 47 64  5  4  6  6  6 39 43 43  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  E  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.04 29.10 29.14 29.16 29.04 29.05 29.09 29.13 29.06


Date          Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       13      28      11      19       9      25      14      35
TEMP          16 14 25 22 15 11 17 15 11 10 21 20 17 14 31 26
DEWPT          9  8 13 14  9  5  6  3  1  1  7  6  5  5 12 12
RH            73 76 60 71 77 76 61 58 63 66 54 54 58 67 45 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      30      40      40      20       5       5       5
SNOW                    C  C  C  C  C  S  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