RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

NCZ005-012100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
332 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date             Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26
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                 70          36          40          34          56
TEMP          44 43 58 68 68 58 49 43 39 36 37 39 38 37 37 36 37 37 41 51 56 53
DEWPT         43 41 46 46 44 42 38 35 32 30 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 37 40 43 45 46
MAX/MIN RH                   42          77          65         100          68
RH            96 93 64 45 42 55 66 73 76 79 70 67 70 75 79 85 85100 96 74 66 77
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD       3  3  4  5  6  5  8  8  9  8  8  6  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  5  6  3
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      8 30 37 31 47 38 28 65 56 77 90 93 93 94 94 97 96 94 91 89 74 72
VSBY           9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  2  1  2  3  3  2  1  4 10  3
POP 12HR                     10           5          50          50          30
RAIN                                      C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C         
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1  6  5 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W NW  N NE NE  E NE  E NE NE  E  E  N NE NW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     4  4  3 17 16 12 17 16 12 13 12 10 12  6  2  2  1  2  3  5 11  8
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  5  4115100  6 12 14 14 26 24 23 29  5  1  1  1  2  3  9 23  4
MAX LVORI      9  6  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6 10  9  4  3  4
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  2800  3200   800   800   700   700  1800
STA PRES            29.39 29.43 29.62 29.69 29.78 29.76 29.75 29.68 29.68 29.59


Date          Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
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       48      70      54      75      58      77      60      78
TEMP          50 48 68 65 58 55 72 69 62 58 75 72 64 60 75 73
DEWPT         48 47 52 51 52 53 56 54 56 56 59 57 58 58 59 58
RH            93 96 57 60 80 93 57 59 81 93 58 59 81 93 58 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5      20      10      30      20      40
RAIN                                S           C  S     S  C

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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