RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

NCZ005-110900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

Date           01/10/26      Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 42          49          25          50          28
TEMP          68 66 63 59 52 45 47 47 41 39 35 33 32 28 36 44 48 41 38 36 34 32
DEWPT         62 62 60 54 46 37 29 24 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 21 22 22 21 21
MIN/MAX RH                   93          36          71          31          72
RH            81 87 90 83 80 73 49 40 37 39 45 51 53 66 47 35 31 44 52 56 58 63
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD      13 11 10  5  8 10 14 19 18 11  9  8  5  3  3  4  5  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     27 21                                                            
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 B2 B2 FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     86 95 81 73 76 25  5 47 16  6  6  7  6  5  5  4  4  4  8 11 10  9
VSBY           9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0           0
RAIN           L  L  C                                                         
TSTMS         IS IS                                                            
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  6 <1  1  1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S SW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    20 17 14 14 17 17 16 31 35 25 18 19 12  8  8  4 11  5            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR PR             FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           41 15 13 10 15 21 42109114 17 12 13  6  8 16 12 32  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY      D  D  D  E  D  C  D  D  D  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  C  G            
CEILING              1000  4800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.18 29.23 29.31 29.42 29.54 29.59 29.62 29.52            


Date           01/13Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       54      36      53      35      41      22      45      27      48
TEMP          48 46 42 39 49 43 38 35 39 33 29 25 39 37 33 31 43 45
DEWPT         24 27 28 30 31 33 30 24 16 13 12 14 15 19 20 21 23 23
RH            39 47 57 70 50 67 73 64 39 43 48 62 37 48 58 66 45 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      20      20      10       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS    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