RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

NCZ005-290800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
131 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date           09/27/26      Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed
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                 54          79          58          82          59
TEMP                   58 56 56 69 77 77 69 64 61 59 59 73 80 82 72 64 61 60 60
DEWPT                  52 51 52 54 55 56 57 56 56 56 57 59 59 58 59 58 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   87          47          92          44          96
RH                     80 83 86 59 47 48 66 75 84 90 93 62 49 44 64 81 90 93 93
WIND DIR               NW  W  W NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N NE  W  W  E  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD                3  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              10  7 10 16 21 21 53 33 37 32 14 35 30 27 13 10  4  5  1
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW  W NW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N SW  W NW  N            
T WIND SPD              5  3  3  8  9  9  4  8  6  4  3  1  3  2  3            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  2  4 30 53 51  2  4  3  2  4  5 20 14  2            
MAX LVORI               3  4  4  2  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.15 29.21 29.19 29.26 29.29 29.34 29.31            


Date           09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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       87      61      89      63      89      63      75      58      70
TEMP          85 75 64 62 87 79 68 65 87 79 68 64 74 68 61 59 68 65
DEWPT         58 60 60 61 61 61 62 63 63 63 64 61 60 60 59 58 61 62
RH            40 60 87 97 42 54 81 93 45 58 87 90 62 76 93 96 78 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      20      40      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS IS SC SC 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