RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

NCZ005-030900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
702 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date           03/02/26      Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu
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          47          75          54
TEMP                38 37 38 37 41 49 54 57 52 51 49 48 61 72 75 68 61 59 56 55
DEWPT               33 35 35 36 38 41 44 49 47 48 47 48 52 53 52 52 53 52 53 53
MIN/MAX RH                   99          68         100          45          95
RH                  82 92 89 96 89 74 69 75 83 89 93100 72 51 45 57 75 78 90 93
WIND DIR            NE  N  N NE NE SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             4  2  2  2  1  4  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  4  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100100 85 53 77 50 59 55 56 34 45 47 62 60 69 69 53
VSBY                 9  8  7  7  9 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           5           5           5           5
RAIN                 S     S                                                   
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1  1  1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  N SW  S SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD           8  6  6  4  1  2  4  9  5 10  9  4  6  5  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                  7  8  6  5  1  4  9  6  4  7  6  5 10 21  9  2            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  9  7  3  3  4  5  5  6  9  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING               700   700   700  1100  None  None  None  None 17000      
STA PRES            29.73 29.68 29.68 29.59 29.57 29.55 29.57 29.52            


Date           03/05Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
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       78      59      81      60      81      61      79      61      77
TEMP          76 71 63 60 79 74 65 61 79 75 67 62 77 73 66 61 75 71
DEWPT         55 55 56 57 57 56 58 58 58 56 57 58 56 55 56 58 58 57
RH            48 57 78 90 47 53 78 90 49 52 70 87 48 53 70 90 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5      20      20      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC NM

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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