RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

NCZ003-260800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date           06/25/26      Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun
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                 64          89          68          90          69
TEMP          85 80 71 67 65 68 80 86 88 82 74 71 69 70 80 87 89 83 75 71 69 73
DEWPT         58 60 59 59 59 61 64 65 66 67 68 67 67 68 70 68 69 68 69 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   82          49          95          50          95
RH            40 51 66 75 81 78 58 50 48 61 82 87 93 93 72 53 52 61 82 90 93 87
WIND DIR      SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       5  3  3  3  3  2  4  6  6  6  5  5  4  5  5  8  6  5  4  4  4  5
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     16 12 11 16 28  9 18 26 49 40 41 53 69 76 64 63 62 57 44 33 37 31
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          30          20          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS                SC SC IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                 IS                   SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     8  6  2  2  2  2 10 13 17  4  6  6 11 19 26 28 24 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           63  3  1  1  1  2 54 97 95  2  5  5  8 19 90125132  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  6  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  B  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  8700  1400 13500  None      
STA PRES      28.98 28.99 29.03 29.05 29.00 28.97 28.94 28.90 28.87            


Date           06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       88      67      88      68      92      70      95      72      97
TEMP          85 84 70 70 85 84 70 71 89 87 72 73 93 89 74 75 94 90
DEWPT         69 68 67 67 67 66 64 65 65 64 62 64 64 65 64 66 65 66
RH            59 59 90 90 55 55 81 81 45 46 71 73 38 45 71 74 39 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      10      10       5       0       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                                                
TSTMS            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