RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date             Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26
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                 80          53          75          55          68
TEMP                70 79 79 66 60 57 55 54 67 74 73 62 59 57 56 56 63 68 66 61
DEWPT               57 57 53 52 49 47 45 46 51 50 51 51 50 50 48 49 53 53 55 55
MAX/MIN RH                   40          74          43          76          60
RH                  63 47 41 61 67 69 69 74 56 43 46 67 72 77 74 77 70 59 68 81
WIND DIR             W NW NW  N  N  N NE  N NE  E SE  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             3  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  3  2  1  1  2  4  5  6  8  8 11
WIND GUST                                                                 18 21
CLOUDS              CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)            5  4  4 36 63 79 79 59 57 60 53 51 70 75 81 82 86 87 87 93
VSBY                10 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          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  L
MIX HGT              2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  N  N SE NE  N NE NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  5  4  2  2  3  3  4  5 13 12 12  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                  6 15 15  1  2  2  2  2 14 21  8  1  2  2  3  6 35 40 29  4
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  4  3  1  3  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  C  C  D  D
CEILING              None  None 35000 27800  None  None  None 20500 13800  7100
STA PRES            28.98 29.02 29.04 29.10 29.18 29.17 29.24 29.31 29.37 29.32


Date          Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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       57      66      61      76      58      78      53      70
TEMP          59 59 65 65 63 62 74 67 60 58 76 68 58 54 68 60
DEWPT         58 59 64 65 63 62 64 62 60 58 63 59 54 49 51 49
RH            96100 97100100100 71 84100100 64 73 86 83 54 67
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           90     100      50      10       0       0       0       0
RAIN           L  D  D  D                                    
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS                              
TSTMS                     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