RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

NCZ005-142000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date             Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            Mon 03/16/26
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                 68          43          69          57          68
TEMP          45 43 56 65 67 60 53 50 46 44 55 66 68 60 58 58 58 59 63 67 63 55
DEWPT         35 34 30 28 29 34 34 35 37 39 47 51 52 54 56 57 58 59 60 59 53 43
MAX/MIN RH                   24          85          55         100          64
RH            68 70 37 25 24 37 48 56 71 82 74 58 57 81 93 96100100 90 75 70 64
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N SE  E SE SE SE NE  E SE SE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
WIND SPD       5  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  5 10 10  6  6  8 11 12 14 19 18 14
WIND GUST                                               19 19 24 27 32 33 29   
CLOUDS        CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)      3 22 13 34 19 14  4  7 12 38 60 64 75 94 97100 99 98 97 96 92 76
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  1  2  4 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          60          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM  O NM IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2 <1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2
T WIND DIR    SW SW NW NW  S  E  E  E SE  E  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD     5  3  9  5  3  3  5  5  3  3 10 18 18 14 11 20 20 17 23 34 46 24
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR             GD
ADI            3  4 28 26 19  2  3  3  2  4 20 51 47 10  8 19 23 40 64109127 27
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  4  6  5  5  4  4  3  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  D  D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1100  1600   300   400  1200  1900
STA PRES            29.43 29.43 29.46 29.44 29.43 29.28 29.17 29.07 28.97 28.78


Date          Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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       29      43      23      47      31      60      40      69
TEMP          37 29 41 38 29 25 44 43 36 34 57 53 45 41 66 61
DEWPT         24 15  9  9 12 13 11 21 24 26 30 37 36 37 41 40
RH            59 55 26 29 48 60 26 41 61 72 35 54 70 85 40 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           20       0       0       0       0       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                             
SNOWSHWRS     IS                                             

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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