RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

NCZ005-062000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date             Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26
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                 68          44          65          37          60
TEMP                54 64 67 62 54 51 47 46 56 62 64 58 48 44 39 37 48 56 60 54
DEWPT               29 28 28 31 34 34 34 33 31 29 26 23 22 21 20 20 22 22 22 26
MAX/MIN RH                   23          63          23          50          23
RH                  38 25 23 31 46 52 60 60 38 28 23 26 35 39 46 50 35 26 23 34
WIND DIR            NW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD             5  4  5  3  3  4  4  5  8  8  6  4  5  6  6  6  8  8  8  4
CLOUDS              SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           29 18 24 62 64 58 47 35 19 10  9 10  9 10  7 10 21 21 35 45
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              3  5  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           N  W  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD           8  8 12  3  3  3  4  4 10  9  8  5  6  9 10 14 11  8 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 27 49110  2  2  2  3  4 52 60 57  3  3  4  5 27 47 43 58  7
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  E  E  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING                    None 20500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.37 29.41 29.46 29.57 29.55 29.64 29.73 29.82 29.76


Date          Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       37      67      45      74      50      82      54      83
TEMP          42 39 63 61 49 47 71 67 54 52 79 73 61 57 81 76
DEWPT         30 32 37 39 42 45 46 45 47 48 50 49 50 51 52 51
RH            62 76 38 44 77 93 41 45 77 86 36 43 67 80 37 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       5      10       0       5

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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