RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

NCZ005-262100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1231 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

Date             Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26
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                 32           4          34           9          32
TEMP                   31 30 20 14  9  4  4 17 29 34 26 23 20 14  9 19 27 30 21
DEWPT                  18 14  9  5  1 -1 -2  5 11 16 14 14 11 10  7 12 14 17 14
MAX/MIN RH                   51          78          44          92          55
RH                     58 51 62 67 69 79 75 58 46 47 60 68 67 84 91 74 57 58 74
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD               11 10  6  5  5  4  4  5 10 10  8  6  5  4  4  5  6  6  4
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              13 13 16  5  9  7  7  4  5  4 10 13 32 34 38 33 25 18 28
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             20 23 19 25 14 11  9 11 20 21  8  6  4 11 13 11 12 13  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                    67 83  9 11  7  5 10 20 52 66  5  3  2  5 14 29 46 61  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  3  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.36 29.53 29.58 29.56 29.40 29.43 29.46 29.50 29.43


Date          Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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        9      28       9      26       6      28       8      32
TEMP          16  9 25 19 12 10 24 18 11  6 24 18 12  9 28 23
DEWPT          9  6 10 10  7  6  8  7  1  1  8  8  5  3 13 13
RH            73 87 52 67 80 83 50 61 63 79 50 64 73 76 53 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      10      20      10      10
SNOWSHWRS                                   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