RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

NCZ003-260800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date           07/24/26      Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon
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          77          62          84          63
TEMP                   66 65 65 69 73 77 73 68 66 64 65 75 81 83 78 70 66 64 67
DEWPT                  66 65 65 69 70 70 69 68 66 64 65 68 67 68 70 68 66 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          81         100          59         100
RH                    100100100100 90 79 87100100100100 79 63 61 76 93100100 97
WIND DIR               NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  4  3  4  2  2  0  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              88 89 83 85 55 58 46 65 45 61 32 10 23 30 24 17 22 17 24
VSBY                    4  4  4 10  7  7 10  9  7  8  6  7  7  7  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     80          40          20           5           5
RAIN                    L  L  C                                                
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC    IS                                 
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR              E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  N  W  W  N NW NW SE            
T WIND SPD              5  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  1  2  2  8  5  5  1            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  2  5 11 17 14  2  2  1  1  2 37 37 33  1            
MAX LVORI               9  9  9  7  4  4  6  9 10 10  9  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY               F  F  C  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                     500   600  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.02 29.03 28.97 28.96 28.93 28.90 28.85            


Date           07/27Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       87      67      86      68      85      65      83      65      84
TEMP          84 80 70 69 83 79 70 69 82 78 67 67 81 77 67 67 82 78
DEWPT         69 71 69 69 73 72 70 69 69 69 65 65 67 69 66 66 69 70
RH            61 74 97100 72 79100100 65 74 93 93 63 76 97 97 65 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      10      30      40      10      10      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC                               IS
TSTMS                        SC SC                               IS

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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