RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

Date             Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26            Mon 06/08/26
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                 89          64          90          68          90
TEMP                   86 88 83 73 68 65 68 81 87 89 84 74 70 69 71 81 87 89 84
DEWPT                  58 58 60 60 58 57 59 61 60 61 63 64 63 63 63 63 62 62 63
MAX/MIN RH                   36          76          39          82          41
RH                     39 36 46 64 70 75 73 51 40 39 49 71 78 81 76 54 43 41 49
WIND DIR               SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NE  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD                5  6  8  8  4  4  3  4  5  5  4  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  3
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              36 49 38 33 29 35 33 34 65 87 68 75 60 68 66 60 55 60 79
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT                 7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW  N  E  E SE SE
T WIND SPD              8 10  6  5  3  2  3  6  8 11  4  2  2  4  3 11  9  8  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    65 80  5  4  2  1  3 41 69 75  3  1  2  3  5 38 63 38  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  B  E  E  F  F  A  A  A  B  E  F  E  E  C  C  B  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None 15200  4500  9600  5400  5300
STA PRES                  28.93 28.93 28.94 28.95 28.90 28.94 28.97 29.03 29.03


Date          Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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       67      83      66      85      67      89      69      92
TEMP          71 68 80 79 69 68 82 79 69 69 85 82 71 71 89 85
DEWPT         64 63 64 65 64 66 66 67 66 67 67 68 67 67 66 68
RH            79 84 58 62 84 93 58 67 90 93 55 63 87 87 47 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR           20      40      30      60      20      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC SC NM IS IS SC SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC

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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