RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

NCZ003-162000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date             Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26
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                 78          60          87          68          92
TEMP                   75 77 74 67 63 60 64 77 84 87 82 73 70 69 72 84 90 88 81
DEWPT                  54 56 57 58 59 58 60 60 58 58 60 62 63 64 67 69 68 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   48          92          38          86          48
RH                     48 48 55 73 87 93 87 56 41 38 47 68 78 84 84 61 49 54 65
WIND DIR                S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  5  5  4  4  3  3  5  8  9  8 10 12 11 12 11 12 12 12
WIND GUST                                                           25 26 24   
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              71 71 79 76 85 35  1  2  9 30 14 13 26 48 46 28 68 68 68
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR              N NW  S NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD              2  1  2  2  2  2  2 10 13 18  8  9  8  9 16 25 25 26 10
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR FR FR FR             FR
ADI                    10  8  2  2  2  1  2 62110141  5  6  7  8 31104 87 84  9
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  5  7  6  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  A  E  E  E  G  A  A  B  B  E  E  D  D  C  C  D  D  D
CEILING                    4200 15200  None  None  None  None  None  None  3500
STA PRES                  28.81 28.80 28.82 28.84 28.80 28.80 28.79 28.81 28.78


Date          Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       68      83      61      84      59      86      66      86
TEMP          71 71 80 77 64 63 80 77 62 64 83 80 68 68 82 81
DEWPT         67 67 67 63 58 57 54 56 54 56 58 61 61 63 66 67
RH            87 87 65 62 81 81 41 48 75 75 43 52 78 84 58 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      60      20       5       0      10      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM NM IS                         SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS NM 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