RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1032 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ005-080900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1032 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 63          74          53          76          52
TEMP                   67 65 63 69 73 73 67 62 59 55 53 63 73 75 69 62 58 55 53
DEWPT                  60 61 61 62 60 58 58 56 53 51 50 52 53 50 51 50 50 49 49
MIN/MAX RH                   93          60          90          42          87
RH                     78 87 93 78 64 59 73 81 80 86 89 67 49 41 53 65 75 80 86
WIND DIR               SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD               11 11 10 10 10  8  2  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              68 79 80 82 86 83 74 54 33 33 42 28 19 19  8 35 20 25 40
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          70          10          10           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC NM SC                                       
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS SC IS                                       
MIX HGT                 2  2  2  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N NE SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD             10 11 20 28 21 16  5  8  4  2  2  3  9  8  2            
DISPERSION             FR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                    14 15 41 59 60 34  3  4  2  1  2  6 49 60  1            
MAX LVORI               4  4  4  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    2100  1500  3500  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.23 29.22 29.21 29.31 29.36 29.39 29.33            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       81      60      83      54      68      35      56      43      67
TEMP          77 73 64 62 80 78 71 57 55 48 40 35 53 53 49 44 64 61
DEWPT         53 55 58 60 60 58 58 54 37 22 22 23 24 29 35 36 38 39
RH            43 53 81 93 51 50 63 90 51 35 48 61 32 39 58 73 38 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           20       5      10      50      60      20      20      20      10
RAIN                                   L  C  S        S  S         
RAIN SHWRS       IS             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