RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NCZ005-150800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
901 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date           04/14/26      Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26            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                 62          90          64          88          65
TEMP                72 69 64 64 81 89 90 81 74 70 65 66 80 87 88 82 75 71 67 66
DEWPT               51 53 53 54 54 51 50 51 50 50 52 54 56 53 50 51 51 51 52 54
MIN/MAX RH                   72          26          67          27          66
RH                  48 57 67 70 39 27 25 35 43 49 63 65 44 31 27 34 43 49 59 65
WIND DIR            SW SW  W SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             5  5  4  3  4  5  8  5  5  5  5  5  5 10 11  6  6  5  5  4
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)            8 23 16  0 11  7 26 62 39 51 47 39 43 45 29 23 22 35 35 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  8 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           6  5  3  2  6 10 13  4  5  6  5  5  8 12 17  6            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  3  2  2 28 86105  3  3  5  4  6 36 90 84  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  B  E  F  E  E  A  A  B  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.33 29.35 29.30 29.29 29.27 29.28 29.19            


Date           04/17Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
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       89      60      93      61      77      43      68      41      70
TEMP          86 81 65 64 90 85 74 64 75 70 54 45 65 61 46 45 68 64
DEWPT         52 49 50 51 51 51 52 53 45 35 30 28 23 23 26 28 29 29
RH            31 33 58 63 26 31 46 67 34 27 40 51 20 23 45 51 23 27
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       0       5      40      10       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC 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