RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

NCZ005-152000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

Date             Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26            Mon 08/17/26
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                 89          72          91          74          95
TEMP                83 88 87 81 75 74 73 74 82 90 90 83 78 76 75 76 88 93 92 84
DEWPT               73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 75 74 74 74 73 72 71 72 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   61         100          57          90          49
RH                  72 61 65 79 97 97100 97 79 60 60 74 85 87 87 87 61 51 52 67
WIND DIR            NE  N  N SE  E SE SE  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  5  3  4  4  4  4  6  8  6  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           39 45 49 60 54 43 47 79 72 56 54 56 30 21 12 15 29 26 34 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6  5 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          40          30          20          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS SC SC IS    IS    IS IS IS IS                     
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS IS    IS    IS IS IS                        
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NE  E SE  E SE  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW NW  W  W  E
T WIND SPD           6  6  5  3  9  8  3  5  5  6  9  3  4  5  2  3 11  5 11  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 24 44 29  2  4  4  2  6 18 47 34  2  2  3  1  3 41 34 61  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  4  6  8 10  8  3  1  1  4  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  C  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  1000   500 16100  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.39 29.33 29.34 29.31 29.31 29.20 29.17 29.16 29.17 29.10


Date          Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
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      92      70      92      72      94      69      87
TEMP          74 73 89 84 72 72 90 85 75 74 92 83 71 70 85 79
DEWPT         70 69 69 67 66 67 69 68 69 70 68 67 66 65 65 65
RH            87 87 52 57 81 84 50 57 82 87 46 59 84 84 51 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      10       5       5      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                          SC IS       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