RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

NCZ005-312000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date             Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26
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                 67          45          66          45          67
TEMP                56 63 63 54 51 49 46 46 56 63 64 54 50 48 46 46 56 64 66 57
DEWPT               41 39 39 41 41 40 39 40 43 41 40 42 41 41 41 43 48 48 49 49
MAX/MIN RH                   39          79          40          89          52
RH                  57 41 41 61 68 71 76 79 62 44 41 64 71 77 83 89 74 56 54 75
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD             6  5  4  2  1  1  2  2  4  5  4  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  2
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           68 63 74 67 79 85 74 72 57 52 36 44 56 65 79 82 78 72 61 54
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  E NE  E  E
T WIND SPD          12  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  8  8  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  2  5  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 31 23 22  2  1  1  1  2 21 26 27  2  1  1  1  2  8  7 22  1
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  4  3  2  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING             21000 21000 16900 14000 12700  None  None 13000  9000  8900
STA PRES            29.71 29.69 29.74 29.74 29.77 29.70 29.69 29.68 29.69 29.61


Date          Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       46      71      55      72      59      73      57      72
TEMP          48 48 68 63 57 57 69 65 61 61 71 66 60 58 69 63
DEWPT         48 48 57 56 57 57 66 63 61 60 66 63 59 58 63 59
RH           100100 68 78100100 90 93100 97 84 90 96100 81 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      50      50      50      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

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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