RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
138 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

NCZ003-152000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
138 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Date             Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26
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                 92          69          96          73          95
TEMP                   90 92 86 75 71 69 73 87 94 95 88 79 76 74 76 86 92 94 89
DEWPT                  66 65 67 65 65 65 66 69 66 66 69 68 67 66 68 67 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   42          85          38          78          41
RH                     45 41 53 71 81 87 79 55 40 39 54 69 74 76 76 53 44 41 50
WIND DIR                W SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N NW  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD                2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  1  3  4  5  6  6  5  3  2
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               6  2  2  1  4  4  1  4 28 29 27 25 23 11 41 16 30 33 42
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR             NW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  E SE  S NE
T WIND SPD              1  3  4  3  2  3  4  5  2  3  6  2  3  3  3  3  2  4  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP
ADI                     7 24  2  2  1  2  4 29 19 30  3  1  2  2  5 15 19 45  2
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  3  5  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.95 28.96 28.95 28.97 28.91 28.92 28.96 28.98 28.92


Date          Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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       72      92      70      89      68      88      69      91
TEMP          75 74 91 83 72 72 88 80 70 70 85 82 71 71 88 85
DEWPT         68 70 70 71 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 69 68 69 69 69
RH            79 87 50 67 97 97 57 72 97 93 57 65 90 93 54 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      50      50      50      30      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC       SC SC       IS          IS
TSTMS                  SC SC       SC 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