RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NCZ005-162000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
431 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date             Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26
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                 97          73          96          73          94
TEMP          69 73 90 97 97 89 81 76 74 77 89 96 95 88 81 77 74 77 90 94 92 86
DEWPT         66 68 68 66 62 66 65 65 66 68 70 67 66 67 69 70 70 72 72 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH                   33          81          37          90          48
RH            90 84 49 36 32 47 58 69 76 74 54 39 39 50 67 79 87 85 56 49 51 63
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N NW NW  W NW NW  N NE NE  E SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  4  6  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  5  9 10  6
CLOUDS        FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)      9  5  9 21 34 15 18 11 12 20 23 34 37 51 47 41 30 22 22 64 64 78
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                                    
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS             SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                IS IS             SC SC SC
Obvis                H  H  H                 H  H                              
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  6 <1
T WIND DIR     W  N  N  N  W NW NW NW  N NE  E SE SE  W SE  S  W SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     3  8  4  1  1  4  3  2  4 11  5  2  4  4  3  2  1  3 17 14 16 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            2  8 18  9 10  2  2  1  2 18 22 18 37  2  2  1  1  4100 75 74  8
MAX LVORI      6  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  2  1  2  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5100
STA PRES            29.27 29.21 29.23 29.27 29.29 29.25 29.26 29.23 29.22 29.12


Date          Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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      91      68      88      69      90      70      90
TEMP          74 75 90 84 72 71 86 83 72 72 88 85 75 73 88 84
DEWPT         72 73 72 71 70 69 69 68 68 70 70 70 69 70 68 68
RH            93 94 56 65 93 93 57 61 87 93 55 61 82 90 52 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      50      50      30      10      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM    IS SC SC    IS SC          SC SC IS    SC
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       SC          SC SC       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