RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

NCZ005-032100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1232 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date             Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 60          46          74          54          77
TEMP                   46 57 52 50 49 48 47 58 70 74 66 61 59 56 54 65 75 77 71
DEWPT                  40 43 46 46 47 47 47 50 52 52 53 53 53 53 53 56 56 55 54
MAX/MIN RH                   53          97          47          97          46
RH                     79 59 80 86 93 96100 75 53 46 63 75 80 90 96 73 52 47 55
WIND DIR               SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                3  6  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  5  3  4  4  5  5  8 10 10  5
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)             100 75 64 56 52 53 62 59 31 37 42 55 66 66 57 57 45 38 51
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  8  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           5           0           5
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD              3  5  8  4  4  4  4  9 10 11  4  5  6  5  5 11  9  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                     6 12  5  3  3  3  5 14 34 28  3  4  5  4  6 23 26 41  3
MAX LVORI               3  2  3  5  6  8  7  3  1  2  3  3  4  6  6  3  2  1  2
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  E  E  D  B  B  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  D  C  E
CEILING                     700  None  None  None  None  None 11000  None  None
STA PRES                  29.60 29.58 29.55 29.54 29.48  29.5 29.48 29.52 29.46


Date          Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       58      81      61      80      62      78      59      76
TEMP          63 58 78 74 65 62 78 75 68 62 76 72 64 60 73 69
DEWPT         56 56 58 57 59 59 59 57 59 58 56 55 57 56 55 55
RH            78 93 50 55 81 90 52 54 73 87 50 55 78 87 53 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      20      10      40      40      50      40      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                 IS                IS 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