RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

NCZ005-252000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
301 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Date             Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue 10/27/26
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                 67          40          70          40          73
TEMP          44 41 55 64 66 53 48 45 42 41 59 69 70 54 47 44 42 42 62 71 72 60
DEWPT         41 41 44 46 46 47 46 45 42 40 44 40 37 40 40 43 42 41 49 49 48 51
MAX/MIN RH                   48         100          30         100          41
RH            89100 66 52 48 80 93100100 96 57 35 30 59 76 96100 96 62 46 42 72
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       4  5  6  6  5  3  2  1  2  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  2
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     26 46 35 29  4  2  4  3 16 24  2  3  2  2  3  6  7  7  7  8 10 10
VSBY           9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  0  5 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NE  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  W SW  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD     6  9 11  9  9  4  2  3  2  2  1  3  2  2  2  2  3  3 14 11 12 13
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3 10 27 45 45  2  1  2  1  2  3 13  8  1  1  1  2  4 30 54 58  6
MAX LVORI      6  8  3  1  1  5  7 10 10  9  3  2  2  3  4  8 10  9  2  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.79 29.71 29.67 29.65 29.62 29.52 29.51 29.50 29.53 29.51


Date          Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       46      68      47      72      47      76      49      74
TEMP          49 46 66 58 50 48 70 61 50 48 74 64 53 50 72 64
DEWPT         49 46 52 52 50 48 55 54 50 47 54 53 51 49 54 55
RH           100100 61 80100100 59 78100 96 50 67 93 96 53 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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