RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

NCZ003-282000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
431 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date             Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26
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                 67          52          73          47          78
TEMP          49 49 59 63 65 57 54 54 53 53 62 70 71 58 54 51 49 49 66 75 77 65
DEWPT         47 47 50 51 52 53 52 52 51 51 53 53 51 52 52 49 45 44 45 48 50 50
MAX/MIN RH                   61          94          49          95          37
RH            93 93 72 65 63 86 93 93 93 93 72 55 49 80 93 93 86 83 47 38 39 58
WIND DIR      NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N NE  N  N SW SW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  0  1  3  4  4  2  2  0  1
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     40 45 63 56 65 48 67 88 82 62 47 49 10  3 10 19 11  8  6  6  9 25
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  5  7 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR    NE  N NE NE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  W  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N
T WIND SPD     3  4  6  8  8  6  5  3  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  8 10
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  5 11 17 22  3  3  2  2  3  5  5  8  1  1  1  1  2 10 23 27  5
MAX LVORI      7  6  3  3  2  6  6  7  7  6  3  3  2  5  7  7  5  5  2  2  2  3
STABILITY      F  B  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  A  G
CEILING               100   700 16400   400  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.30 29.25 29.26 29.22 29.22 29.14 29.13 29.11 29.13 29.12


Date          Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       52      67      49      64      53      67      53      70
TEMP          55 52 65 59 52 50 61 58 55 54 64 60 55 54 67 63
DEWPT         48 45 43 48 47 46 51 54 53 54 58 57 55 54 60 59
RH            77 77 45 67 83 86 70 86 93100 81 90100100 78 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      60      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC NM SC SC IS SC 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