RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

NCZ005-112000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
631 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 60          47          72          52          74
TEMP             59 60 59 58 56 52 50 47 49 64 71 72 66 56 54 52 56 68 73 73 68
DEWPT            48 44 47 48 48 46 45 44 47 48 45 43 45 43 43 45 48 52 53 56 58
MAX/MIN RH                   54          92          35          79          49
RH               67 55 64 69 74 80 83 89 93 56 39 35 47 62 66 77 74 57 49 55 70
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          9 11  9  6  3  2  3  2  1  2  3  4  3  4  6  8  9 12 12 10  4
WIND GUST           21                                                 23      
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV B1 FW SC B1 B1 CL FW CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        87 91 93 91 59 14 48 69 64  3  6  4 12 10  5  9 26 53 78 78 76
VSBY             10 10  7  7 10  9  8  2  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0          70
RAIN SHWRS       IS NM NM                                              NM NM NM
TSTMS               IS                                                 IS SC IS
MIX HGT           2  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N NE  N NE SW SW  W NE  W SW  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD       17 20 17 11  6  1  1  1  1  3  3  5  2  4  6  8 16 21 25 12  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI              38 44 36 23  3  1  1  1  1 15 29 48  1  2  3  5 31 60 81 36  2
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  3  4  6  8  8 10  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         C  D  C  C  F  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  E  B  D  D  C  E
CEILING              1200   500  None 32000  None  None  None  None  None  1200
STA PRES            29.38 29.39 29.44 29.46 29.49 29.41 29.41 29.36 29.32 29.19


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       52      71      46      76      53      85      61      89
TEMP          56 54 70 65 50 51 73 69 56 58 83 79 66 65 87 82
DEWPT         54 51 44 43 42 43 43 47 47 50 54 56 55 58 57 58
RH            93 90 39 45 74 74 34 45 72 75 37 45 68 78 36 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60       0       0       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                             
TSTMS         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