RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

NCZ003-300800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date           06/28/26      Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            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
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          87          68          90          70
TEMP                   72 70 73 80 84 86 82 74 71 69 71 80 87 90 86 76 72 70 73
DEWPT                  69 68 68 69 70 70 71 70 69 68 70 72 71 71 71 70 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   95          59          98          53          89
RH                     90 93 84 69 63 59 69 87 93 97 97 77 59 54 61 82 87 90 84
WIND DIR                N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SW  W
WIND SPD                3  3  3  4  4  3  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2
CLOUDS                 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              25 27 27 41 34 23 33 28 45 63 55 44 28 16 18 23 14  7  8
VSBY                    9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          10          10          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR              N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD              4  2  4  5  4  4  2  4  4  4  4  1  3  3  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  5 24 29 26  1  2  2  2  7  5 22 23  2            
MAX LVORI               6  7  5  3  2  2  3  6  8  9  6  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY               G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.96 29.01 28.99 29.03 29.06 29.09 29.03            


Date           07/01Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       94      72      98      73      96      73      97      72      95
TEMP          92 88 73 75 95 91 74 75 94 87 74 76 96 86 74 74 93 84
DEWPT         69 69 68 69 64 64 66 67 62 64 66 68 63 65 68 69 64 66
RH            47 54 84 82 36 41 76 76 35 46 76 76 34 50 82 84 38 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       5      10      20      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS       SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                       IS       SC SC       SC

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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