RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

NCZ005-052100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Date             Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26            Sat 02/07/26
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                 38          21          44          23          34
TEMP                30 36 38 33 27 26 23 21 33 42 44 40 36 33 29 25 27 32 33 27
DEWPT               23 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 22 23 27 31 29 25 22 16  9  5  2  3
MAX/MIN RH                   57          93          45          74          26
RH                  75 61 57 66 81 81 88 96 63 46 51 70 75 72 75 68 46 31 26 35
WIND DIR            NE  N  N NE NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  3  1  1  2  2  3  5  9  8  5  6  8 12 16 19 17 16  9
WIND GUST                                                     24 29 34 32 26   
CLOUDS              B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           72 42 29 36 62 52 31 24 47 63 78 63 38 40 21  7  3  2  3  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0          30           0           0
RAIN                                            C  C                           
SNOW                                            C                              
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  3
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N  N SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          11  8  5  0  1  2  2  2  6 11 14 12  9 13 11 35 34 29 25 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR             PR
ADI                 19 18 13  0  1  1  1  2 13 23 32  8  4  9 15 90 86 79 67 10
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  4  5  6  6  2  2  1  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  B  D  D  E  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3000  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.22 29.21 29.16 29.10 29.00 29.06 29.13 29.37 29.50


Date          Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
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       16      37      26      53      32      57      39      61
TEMP          20 18 33 32 28 27 49 44 36 34 54 50 44 42 60 50
DEWPT          3  4  3 13 15 19 26 29 30 31 36 37 38 39 41 39
RH            47 53 27 45 58 71 40 55 79 89 50 61 79 89 49 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN                                                     S  S

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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