RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

NCZ005-300800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

Date           03/29/26      Mon 03/30/26            Tue 03/31/26            Wed
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                 48          72          56          81          61
TEMP                50 50 49 50 62 70 72 67 62 60 58 57 69 78 80 74 68 66 63 62
DEWPT               34 38 42 44 48 48 48 47 47 50 52 54 57 57 55 54 55 56 57 58
MIN/MAX RH                   79          42          91          42          87
RH                  54 63 77 80 60 45 42 49 58 69 80 90 66 48 42 50 63 70 81 87
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             5  9  8  6 10 11 12  6  8  8  9  8 10 12 12  8 10 11 10  9
WIND GUST                                                                 20   
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           37 60 68 65 46 39 21 16 11 17 19 19 26 25 26 34 16 27 26 37
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           5           0          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           5  9 13 12 23 23 21 13 12  6  8 12 23 20 19 10            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                  3  8 12 14 73 95 95  6  8  5  5 15 72 86 85  7            
MAX LVORI            2  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  D  D  D  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  2800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.67 29.62 29.64 29.56 29.57 29.55 29.56 29.45            


Date           04/01Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26
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       83      61      81      61      80      61      82      62      82
TEMP          81 75 66 63 78 74 65 61 78 75 65 62 79 76 66 64 79 76
DEWPT         59 58 58 58 59 55 56 58 59 57 58 59 61 58 59 59 58 53
RH            47 55 75 84 52 51 73 90 52 54 78 90 54 54 78 84 49 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      40      40      30      50      20      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC                      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