RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date           05/06/26      Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            Sat
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                 58          65          44          69          49
TEMP          73 70 66 64 62 59 60 62 63 60 53 49 45 47 59 66 68 63 54 50 49 52
DEWPT         64 65 65 63 61 59 58 55 54 50 45 41 38 39 40 42 43 45 45 45 45 48
MIN/MAX RH                  100          69          77          39          89
RH            73 84 97 97 97100 93 78 72 69 74 74 76 74 49 42 40 52 71 83 86 86
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  E NE  N NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD      10  8  6  4  4  4  5  5  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  5  8  6  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST     21                                                               
CLOUDS        B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     75 92 94 91 92 94 87 80 55 18  4 15 23 27  6  7 12 18 19 39 43 47
VSBY          10  9  6  6  5  5  5  8 10 10  9 10 10 10 10                     
POP 12HR                    100          80           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM  O  O  O  O SC SC                                          
TSTMS         IS SC IS IS          IS                                          
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W SW SW  N  E NE NE NW  N NW  S  N SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    17  5  3  4  4  4  1  6  5  2  6  5  1  1  0  6 12  5            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             VP PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           61  5  2  3  3  5  3 19 16  1  3  3  1  1  0 49 81  3            
MAX LVORI      3  5  8  8  8  9  6  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  F            
CEILING              5500  2100   900  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.81 28.78 28.79 28.79 28.88 28.94 28.99 28.89            


Date           05/09Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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       76      53      77      57      71      45      71      50      77
TEMP          72 69 56 57 74 71 62 59 68 63 48 48 67 65 54 53 74 71
DEWPT         53 55 53 53 58 60 59 55 49 44 40 39 42 46 46 47 52 53
RH            51 61 90 86 57 68 90 87 51 50 74 71 40 50 74 80 46 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      50      60      30       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM SC SC SC                        
TSTMS                        IS 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