RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

NCZ005-150800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
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          83          58          87          60
TEMP                73 71 66 62 73 82 83 74 67 62 59 60 76 85 87 77 68 63 60 61
DEWPT               65 59 57 54 55 56 58 58 58 57 56 57 59 59 58 58 57 57 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   77          41          94          39          89
RH                  76 66 73 75 53 41 43 57 73 84 90 90 56 41 38 52 68 81 87 87
WIND DIR             E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N SE  E  E  E SE  N  N  S
WIND SPD             8  8  6  4  5  4  3  2  2  1  0  0  2  3  4  3  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           19 55 46 29 42 34 32 33 23 39 38 10  9  7  3  5  1  2  2  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SW SE  E SE            
T WIND SPD          20 17 14 11  6  4  3  8  6  5  4  8  3  1  1  2            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 14 12  7 13 24 22 19  4  3  3  2  8 13  6  6  1            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  3  5  6  5  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            E  E  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.44 29.51 29.60 29.57 29.60 29.60 29.64 29.58            


Date           09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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       89      63      94      66      92      68      93      68      86
TEMP          87 80 66 65 92 84 71 67 90 84 72 70 91 83 72 68 84 78
DEWPT         56 55 55 56 60 62 63 63 64 65 66 66 66 67 68 67 67 67
RH            35 42 68 73 34 48 76 87 42 53 81 87 44 59 87 97 57 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5       5      10      20      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS       SC
TSTMS                                                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