RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NCZ005-090800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat
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                 35          65          40          76          50
TEMP          59 55 45 41 36 37 50 61 65 58 49 44 41 44 62 73 76 68 59 55 51 53
DEWPT         19 21 23 26 29 31 31 29 28 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 36 40 39 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH                   84          24          81          23          67
RH            21 26 41 55 75 79 48 29 25 37 54 68 79 73 39 27 23 36 47 57 66 64
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       6  3  4  4  3  4  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  4  5  4  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     50 51 48 37 41 39 40 29 36 14  4  5  5  6  5  4  3  4  6  9 13 32
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  W SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD     8  9  8  8  6  5  4  1  1  4  4  2  1  1  5  4  8  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           43  4  5  4  3  6 12  5  6  2  2  1  1  1 18 27 52  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.70 29.73 29.74 29.76 29.66 29.66 29.62 29.61 29.52            


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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       82      53      81      59      83      62      88      65      90
TEMP          81 72 61 55 78 75 64 61 80 77 67 63 86 82 71 67 88 83
DEWPT         46 50 50 48 50 48 52 53 49 48 52 54 53 52 53 55 55 52
RH            29 46 67 77 37 38 65 75 34 36 59 72 32 35 53 65 33 34
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       0       0       0      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