RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ005-192000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Date             Sun 07/19/26            Mon 07/20/26            Tue 07/21/26
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                 92          69          86          70          89
TEMP             77 86 89 85 82 75 73 71 72 78 83 82 80 74 73 72 74 81 86 86 83
DEWPT            72 72 72 73 73 73 72 70 71 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 73 75 74 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   57          98          71          98          66
RH               85 63 57 67 74 94 97 97 97 85 72 74 79 93 97 97 97 82 68 65 72
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W NW SW  W  N NE NE NE  E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          4  5  6  5  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  4  5  9 11 10  9
CLOUDS           SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        34 59 72 65 71 60 56 50 81 82 86 59 75 75 56 62 69 62 67 67 69
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          50          50          60          50
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC SC          SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC             SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT          <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW  W  W  W  W NE NE NE  E  E SE  E SE  S  S SW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        8  9 10  9 10 10  4  8  8  6  2  3  5  2  4  5  3 16 18 23 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               8 33 56 33  5  5  2  4 10 18  9 11  3  1  2  4  5 45 79 80 11
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  3  4  6  8  8  6  4  3  3  5  7  8  8  7  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  C  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  D
CEILING              5900 17500  4600  2300   300  1500  5200  4200  3900  5600
STA PRES            29.19 29.12 29.16 29.20 29.24 29.19 29.17 29.16 29.21 29.12


Date          Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26
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       72      88      66      82      63      83      65      84
TEMP          76 76 85 82 71 68 80 77 67 66 81 78 68 68 82 79
DEWPT         72 73 74 72 67 65 64 64 63 63 64 65 65 66 68 67
RH            87 90 70 72 87 90 58 64 87 90 56 64 90 93 63 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      60      40      20      20      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       IS                      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