RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

NCZ003-242000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
931 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date             Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26
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                 62          44          61          39          70
TEMP                55 61 62 54 50 46 44 44 54 59 61 52 47 45 42 41 58 67 69 56
DEWPT               44 42 42 43 43 42 42 42 45 45 44 45 44 44 42 40 47 44 43 45
MAX/MIN RH                   47          94          54         100          37
RH                  66 49 48 66 77 86 93 93 71 60 53 77 89 96100 96 67 43 39 66
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             9  8  8  5  5  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  4  4  3  3  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           18  4  1  5 10 14 36 33 30 16 12 12  6 15 10  1  1  1  1  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  0  3 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD          11 10 11  8  8  8  8  9 11  9  8  8  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 37 50 55  4  4  4  4 10 33 40 37  4  3  3  2  5 12 17 17  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  6  6  6  3  1  1  4  6  8  9  9  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.27 29.32 29.34 29.35 29.28 29.27 29.24 29.20 29.10


Date          Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       41      72      44      66      45      71      46      75
TEMP          46 43 69 59 48 45 64 57 49 46 68 60 50 47 72 62
DEWPT         42 40 45 48 46 45 48 49 47 46 51 51 48 45 49 50
RH            86 89 42 67 93100 56 75 93100 54 72 93 93 44 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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