RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

NCZ005-170900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date           01/15/26      Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun
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                 18          42          31          51          30
TEMP                      20 19 29 40 42 35 34 32 33 34 41 48 50 44 39 37 34 31
DEWPT                      8  7  7  3  4  9 11 12 16 20 29 34 34 33 32 30 28 25
MIN/MAX RH                   58          19          62          46          79
RH                        59 59 39 21 20 33 38 43 49 56 62 58 54 65 76 75 78 78
WIND DIR                   W SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   4  3  5 10 10  5  9  9  9  9 10 10  8  3  3  2  3  3
WIND GUST                                                  20                  
CLOUDS                    CL FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)                  5 10 29 19  6 15 11 53 74 74 78 70 45 38 62 78 90 87
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  5
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          30
RAIN                                                  C  C  S  S  S  S  C      
SNOW                                                                    C  C  C
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N
T WIND SPD                13  8  9 16 19  8  9  9  9  9 14 12 10  3  2 12  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6  8 21 50 65  4  6  8  8 10 29 25 36  2  1  6  1  1
MAX LVORI                  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  3  4  4  4  4
STABILITY                  F  B  C  C  C  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  G  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  7700  2100  None  8100  1600
STA PRES                        29.33 29.30 29.33 29.31 29.37 29.39 29.43 29.41


Date           01/18Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       37      20      44      16      35      17      45      29      54
TEMP          36 30 24 22 41 35 24 16 32 28 21 20 43 38 33 30 51 45
DEWPT         18 17 15 13 13 12  4 -3 -6 -1  3  3  9 15 19 21 28 29
RH            47 58 68 68 31 38 41 42 18 28 45 47 24 38 56 69 41 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30       0       0       0       0       0       0      10      20
RAIN              S                                            S  S
SNOW           C  S                                                

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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