RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

NCZ003-030900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 37          39          35          56          45
TEMP                      43 39 39 39 39 38 38 37 37 38 41 51 55 53 51 49 47 46
DEWPT                     34 31 29 30 32 32 32 34 34 36 40 42 45 46 47 46 46 45
MIN/MAX RH                   75          65          95          68          97
RH                        70 73 67 70 76 79 79 89 89 92 96 71 69 77 86 89 96 96
WIND DIR                   E  E NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                  10 10  8  5  5  6  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  4  3  2
WIND GUST                 20                                                   
CLOUDS                    B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 68 89 95 94 95 95 97 99 97 93 93 86 81 75 69 63 54 38
VSBY                      10 10 10  8  6  6  5  5  4  4  4 10 10 10 10  9  9 10
POP 12HR                     10          70          60          10           5
RAIN                          S  C  C  L  L  S  S  S                           
MIX HGT                   <1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                17 17 12 11 12 11  8  5  4  3  1  2  4  5  4  3  4  3
DISPERSION                FR             PR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP   
ADI                       15 23 24 22 22  8  5  4  2  3  1  4  9  4  3  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  6  6  8  7  3  3  4  5  6  8  8
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  F  C  C  C  D  E  E  E  F  B
CEILING                          3000  1700   800   100   100     0     0  None
STA PRES                        29.38 29.37 29.40 29.35 29.35 29.27 29.26 29.24


Date           03/04Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       71      52      74      55      78      58      77      59      74
TEMP          68 65 56 52 72 69 60 56 74 71 63 58 74 72 63 59 71 69
DEWPT         52 52 52 50 55 54 55 54 57 57 56 56 58 57 57 57 58 57
RH            57 63 86 93 55 59 84 93 55 61 78 93 57 59 81 93 63 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       0      10       5      20       5      30      40      60
RAIN                                      S           C  C  C  C  L

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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