RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ005-260900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/24/26      Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            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
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                 37          57          46          57          41
TEMP                      40 39 45 53 56 53 50 49 48 47 51 56 58 55 50 47 45 42
DEWPT                     23 24 26 30 34 37 41 43 44 47 50 51 50 47 46 45 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                   54          40         100          74          97
RH                        50 54 47 41 43 54 71 80 86100 96 83 75 74 86 93 89 96
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  S SW SW SW  S  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD                  12 11 13 13 13  8  6  4  4  4  5  8  5  4  4  4  4  5
WIND GUST                 23 21    24                                          
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                 95 91 90 76 61 64 89 95 97 90 93 88 79 76 68 85 89 89
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     10          10          70          80          50
RAIN                                            C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  E  E NE NE NE  N NE  E
T WIND SPD                16 13 14 19 21 10  9  6  4  1  1  6  9  4  5  2  5  5
DISPERSION                FR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                       14 15 21 41 55  9  6  5  3  1  1  8 14  3  4  2  4  7
MAX LVORI                  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  6 10  7  4  4  4  6  7  6  6
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D
CEILING                         12100 11300  8700  3400   300   200   300   300
STA PRES                        29.11 29.06 29.16 29.20 29.19 29.13 29.23 29.30


Date           02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
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      38      65      43      66      41      53      35      46
TEMP          50 49 43 39 61 57 47 43 64 58 46 41 50 51 45 36 43 43
DEWPT         41 41 39 38 42 43 40 40 41 37 35 33 34 34 36 32 31 32
RH            71 74 86 96 49 59 76 89 43 45 65 73 54 52 70 85 62 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      10       5       0       5      20      40      40      40
RAIN           C  S                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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