RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
832 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

NCZ005-020800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
832 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Date           04/01/26      Thu 04/02/26            Fri 04/03/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 61          82          60          81          62
TEMP                69 67 64 63 73 81 82 77 69 65 62 61 71 79 81 75 68 65 62 63
DEWPT               59 59 59 59 62 61 57 56 54 56 58 59 61 57 55 56 57 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   90          43          96          41          89
RH                  70 75 84 87 68 51 43 48 59 73 87 93 71 47 41 52 68 78 87 87
WIND DIR            SW  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             3  4  3  6  8  9  9  5  8  9  6  5  9 10  9  5  5  6  6  6
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           66 49 16 39 44 43 25 25 10 17 35 58 47 30 32 35 26 37 41 55
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           5           5          20           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC                               IS IS                     
TSTMS               SC                                                         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           8  6  6 12 11 13 13 11  6  8  5 11 16 16 16  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  5  5  3 13 29 59 60  5  5  5  3 13 52 66 68  2            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  6  5  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  F  B  B  C  C  F  E  E  F  D  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.41 29.45 29.54 29.50 29.52 29.55 29.58 29.50            


Date           04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       83      62      73      44      67      42      66      38      60
TEMP          81 77 69 64 71 65 51 45 63 60 47 44 63 59 45 40 57 53
DEWPT         59 55 58 59 58 50 39 34 31 32 33 35 33 30 30 28 26 26
RH            47 47 68 84 63 58 63 65 30 35 58 70 32 33 55 62 30 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      30      90      30       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC NM  O SC                                 
TSTMS                        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