RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

NCZ005-130800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
731 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

Date           05/12/26      Wed 05/13/26            Thu 05/14/26            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                 49          77          51          69          45
TEMP             67 56 54 50 53 67 75 76 69 61 57 52 53 62 67 69 61 54 50 48 52
DEWPT            43 41 41 41 45 49 50 51 54 56 54 49 46 43 41 41 41 40 40 40 40
MIN/MAX RH                   76          41          89          36          78
RH               42 57 61 71 74 52 41 42 59 84 90 89 77 50 39 36 48 59 68 74 63
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD          4  5  8  5  5 10 10 10  4  4  5  5  8 10 11 12  8  4  3  4  4
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         4  5  4  3  2 16 24 32 69 74 34 11  4 13 23 17 16 11  7  4  4
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          20          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC                                 
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR        S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        5  4  6  5 12 14 12 12 10  3 13 12 16 19 18 20 12            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI               3  2  5  3 12 63 88 91  7  2  6  6 45116 86 99  8            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  5  5  6  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  F  E  F  A  B  B  B  E  E  F  F  B  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  5300  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.40 29.37 29.31 29.14 29.09 29.11 29.15 29.18            


Date           05/15Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
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       76      54      87      62      90      65      91      67      92
TEMP          72 71 57 59 85 80 67 66 89 83 70 68 90 85 72 70 91 85
DEWPT         40 45 45 48 55 58 58 60 60 61 61 62 61 61 62 64 61 61
RH            31 39 64 67 36 47 73 81 38 47 73 81 38 45 71 81 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      10      10       5       5      10

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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