RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

NCZ003-060800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            Tue
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                 68          80          64          81          60
TEMP                73 70 69 69 75 78 76 71 68 67 65 64 71 77 80 74 67 63 61 62
DEWPT               70 69 69 69 70 70 69 67 65 63 63 62 64 63 62 61 60 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH                   98          76          94          55          99
RH                  90 97100100 84 76 79 87 90 87 93 93 79 62 54 64 78 90 97 93
WIND DIR             N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD             3  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  6  5  3  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS              SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           48 59 41 37 54 71 76 42 59 59 38 27 42 44 26 20 22 10 19 11
VSBY                10  7  5  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          70          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS             SC NM                                       
TSTMS               IS             SC SC                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  N            
T WIND SPD           3  3  2  3  8  6 11 13 13 10  9  8 12  9  4  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 24 24 31  9  9  7  4 13 50 52 32  1            
MAX LVORI            7  8 10  9  4  3  3  5  5  5  6  5  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY            F  F  E  A  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  3300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.81 28.82 28.87 28.86 28.92 28.98 29.05 29.05            


Date           09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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       83      61      86      66      90      67      85      62      84
TEMP          79 75 64 63 84 78 68 67 88 80 70 67 83 76 65 63 81 76
DEWPT         61 61 59 60 64 64 62 62 66 67 65 63 63 63 60 59 63 64
RH            54 62 84 90 51 62 81 84 48 65 84 87 51 64 84 87 54 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS IS    SC          IS
TSTMS                                    IS IS       IS          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