RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

NCZ005-200800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
401 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

Date           05/19/26      Wed 05/20/26            Thu 05/21/26            Fri
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                 67          94          67          83          57
TEMP          92 85 76 72 69 71 84 93 93 85 75 71 68 69 79 83 77 66 61 59 57 57
DEWPT         57 58 57 59 60 61 62 58 56 58 61 63 64 65 66 63 65 63 60 59 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                   75          29          91          52         100
RH            31 40 52 64 73 71 48 31 29 40 62 76 87 87 64 51 67 90 97100100100
WIND DIR      SW  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       8  4  5  5  5  6  5  5  8  3  3  2  2  3  4  5 11 11  8  6  6  6
CLOUDS        CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)      3  5  8  8  5  2 10 12 16 43 35 23 28 47 53 92 92 90 90 88 90 87
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  2            
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          90          90
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS              O  O  O  O NM NM SC
TSTMS                                    IS                SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S SW SW SW NW SW SW  S  S  E NE  E  E NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD    13  5  5  5  4  4  6  4  9  6  4  1  3  6  2 18 18 16            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR PR PR PR   
ADI          113  3  3  3  2  6 32 45 81  3  2  1  2 14  8 76 43 14            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  C  C  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None   800   500      
STA PRES            29.38 29.38 29.37 29.28 29.30 29.33 29.37 29.40            


Date           05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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       68      57      77      62      81      63      81      64      82
TEMP          63 68 62 61 72 73 66 66 79 74 67 66 79 75 68 67 80 76
DEWPT         61 62 61 61 66 67 65 66 69 69 66 66 68 70 67 67 68 69
RH            93 81 97100 81 81 97100 72 84 97100 69 84 97100 67 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      50      70      60      70      60      70      60      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
TSTMS            IS IS       SC SC       SC SC       SC IS       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