RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

NCZ003-010800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date           05/30/26      Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            Tue
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                 54          74          59          81          57
TEMP                      55 56 65 71 73 70 64 62 60 62 72 78 78 71 65 60 58 59
DEWPT                     47 48 50 53 55 57 58 58 58 60 62 59 57 57 54 52 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                   75          53          94          47          83
RH                        74 74 58 53 53 63 81 87 93 93 71 52 48 61 68 75 80 80
WIND DIR                  NE NE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD                   6  5  3  4  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  4  4  6  6  6  8 10
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 31 49 61 83 58 44 65 74 23 16 29 45 77 69 58 57 68 56
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          30          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR                 E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NW  N            
T WIND SPD                12 12  5  5  9 11 11  9  5  2  3  8  9  5            
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        8 24 25 32 51  8  5  6  4  3 10 33 54  4            
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  3  4  4  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  E  C  A  A  A  E  F  E  E  C  C  C  B  E            
CEILING                    None  4400  None  2300  None  None  6900  7800      
STA PRES                  29.05 29.08 29.00 28.97 28.91 28.88 28.85            


Date           06/02Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
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       72      51      75      53      81      57      85      61      87
TEMP          69 67 54 55 72 69 56 58 78 75 61 61 82 78 64 64 85 80
DEWPT         52 51 49 48 46 49 47 49 51 54 53 54 55 57 57 58 58 59
RH            55 56 83 77 39 49 72 72 39 48 75 78 40 48 78 81 40 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           30      10      10       5       5       0       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                                                
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