RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

NCZ005-092000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date             Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26
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                 75          52          79          61          84
TEMP                   69 74 66 61 57 54 52 68 77 79 73 67 65 63 62 71 79 80 78
DEWPT                  54 50 50 49 49 49 48 53 57 57 58 59 61 61 61 64 63 59 57
MAX/MIN RH                   42          87          47          98          43
RH                     59 43 56 65 75 83 86 59 50 47 59 75 87 93 97 79 58 49 48
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  3  4  4  4  5  8 12 13 11
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              20 12 11 11 22 26 26 24 35 35 12 24 32 46 72 71 45 43 53
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS                   IS IS   
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  2
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD              4 11  2  3  4  3  2  2 10 14  4  4  5  5  5 13 20 29 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                    27 78  1  2  2  2  2  2 58100  2  2  3  4  4 16 80104 13
MAX LVORI               2  1  3  3  4  5  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  9  4  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  E  C  C  C  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None 13700  None
STA PRES                  29.33 29.37 29.38 29.42 29.36 29.37 29.31 29.30 29.20


Date          Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26
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       50      62      33      60      44      70      49      74
TEMP          72 54 52 47 38 34 56 56 50 44 66 62 54 49 71 69
DEWPT         59 54 36 24 24 25 25 31 35 34 36 39 42 45 50 50
RH            64100 54 40 57 69 30 38 56 68 33 43 64 86 47 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR           40      80       5       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN              C                                          
RAIN SHWRS       SC  O SC                                  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