RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

NCZ005-030900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

Date           02/02/26      Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 19          42          32          41          22
TEMP                26 23 20 20 31 40 41 35 35 36 33 32 36 40 40 35 32 30 26 23
DEWPT               18 18 17 18 25 29 30 31 32 34 33 32 35 34 32 32 29 26 22 18
MIN/MAX RH                   91          63         100          75          88
RH                  71 81 88 92 78 64 65 85 89 92100100 96 79 73 89 88 85 85 81
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  3  2  2  2  5  5  3  4  3  2  3  5  5  5  3  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           40  9 42 79 83 90 86 90 88 81 74 78 82 88 90 93 90 92 73 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  4  4  3  7  5  3  4  4 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          40          30
RAIN                                      C  C  C        S  C  C  C  S         
SNOW                                               C  S              S         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  N NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           3  5  4  3 12 13 11  4  6  8  4  1  8 11 10 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2  4 13 25 19  2  5  4  2  1 12 22 16  5            
MAX LVORI            3  4  6  6  4  2  3  5  6  6  9 10  6  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  G  G  B  B  C  B  F  E  F  F  C  D  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None 11100 13800  2300   400   400   800  1100      
STA PRES            29.49 29.50 29.51 29.39 29.33 29.30 29.35 29.30            


Date           02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       39      20      47      28      41      21      43      25      45
TEMP          35 28 22 22 42 40 35 29 38 31 25 22 39 34 30 27 43 38
DEWPT         17 18 14 14 22 29 27 21 15 16 13 12 16 21 19 18 22 26
RH            47 66 71 71 44 64 72 72 38 53 60 65 39 58 63 68 43 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10       0       0       0       0       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