RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

NCZ005-252000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date             Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26
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                 79          67          81          65          82
TEMP                71 77 78 74 69 69 68 69 73 78 78 74 69 68 66 68 75 81 79 74
DEWPT               69 69 70 70 68 68 67 68 72 72 73 72 69 68 66 68 72 71 72 71
MAX/MIN RH                   74         100          79         100          74
RH                  93 76 76 87 97 97 97 97 97 82 85 93100100100100 90 72 79 90
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  8  6  4  3  3  4  3  5  5  4  1  2  3  4  5  8  8  6  3
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           82 75 98 96100 91 96 81 73100100 88 88 74 87 83 76100100 75
VSBY                 6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  6  6  6  6 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     80          90          80          70          80
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC  O NM  O NM SC SC SC  O  O NM NM       IS IS  O  O IS
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS IS    IS    IS SC SC SC IS             SC SC IS
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          20 20 18 10  5 10  5 11 14 12  8  6  2  3  5 11 19 18 17  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 47 67 54  7  5  5  4 13 40 33 19  3  1  2  4 19 47 47 37  3
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  7  9  9  5  4  3  4  6 10 10  9  5  4  3  3  6
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  D  F  E  B  C  D  D  F  F  F  E  C  B  D  D  F
CEILING               900  2400  2700  1800   900  2700  2700  2700 13700  5400
STA PRES            29.34 29.30 29.33 29.35 29.37 29.31 29.31 29.29 29.27 29.20


Date          Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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       64      84      60      78      58      74      56      70
TEMP          67 68 81 77 64 63 76 73 63 61 71 69 61 59 68 66
DEWPT         67 68 66 66 61 61 62 64 60 59 61 61 58 58 59 59
RH           100100 60 69 90 93 62 73 90 93 71 76 90 96 73 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      20       5      20      30      50      40      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS          IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS       IS          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