RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri
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                 35          58          35          65          41
TEMP             56 49 44 38 37 46 55 58 53 45 41 37 36 50 60 64 58 49 44 42 43
DEWPT            23 20 19 18 18 18 20 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 30 31 32 34 34 33 33
MIN/MAX RH                   49          22          75          28          72
RH               27 31 36 44 46 32 25 22 28 40 50 64 72 46 32 29 37 56 68 70 67
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW
WIND SPD          6  8 12 10 10  9  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  2  2
WIND GUST                    20                                                
CLOUDS           CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         4  4  6  3  3  4 26 26 31 39 47 44 42 30 27 29  7  5  5  4  5
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR       NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD        8  6  9  9 18 13 10  9 11  5  3  2  4  3  2  2  2            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  5  8  6 40 48 48 44  5  3  2  2  4 10 11 12  1            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         E  E  D  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  E  E  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.26 29.35 29.43 29.36 29.39 29.37 29.37 29.27            


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       75      48      80      53      78      56      80      58      83
TEMP          71 66 53 51 78 71 60 55 75 72 61 58 78 74 63 60 81 77
DEWPT         41 41 41 40 47 50 50 48 50 49 51 53 52 50 52 54 55 52
RH            34 40 64 66 33 47 69 77 41 44 70 83 40 43 67 81 41 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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