RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ005-090800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
401 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/08/26      Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon
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                 50          77          54          83          57
TEMP          70 64 54 52 50 54 66 74 76 71 61 58 55 58 75 81 82 76 65 62 58 61
DEWPT         39 43 43 43 45 50 57 56 56 58 57 56 54 56 58 53 52 56 57 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   86          49         100          35          99
RH            32 46 66 71 83 86 73 53 50 63 87 93 96 93 55 38 35 50 75 87100 90
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW NW
WIND SPD       6  4  3  4  4  4  9 10  9  3  3  2  2  2  2  4  6  3  3  2  3  5
CLOUDS        CL SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      2 39 29 41 37 49 64 41 29 47 47 56 75 35 21 23 23 32 30 55 70 85
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS                      IS IS SC SC  O
TSTMS                                                            IS    IS      
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    10  4  3  3  5 13 18 16 18  4  3  2  2  1  4  8 11  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           75  2  2  2  3 16 64100109  2  2  1  1  1 22 72 98  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  7  8  7  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  G  E  F  A  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.22 29.19 29.19 29.12 29.19 29.24 29.26 29.19            


Date           05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       70      44      69      48      74      50      74      49      77
TEMP          67 61 48 48 66 63 51 53 71 67 55 54 71 67 53 54 74 70
DEWPT         56 53 45 41 38 41 41 45 51 54 51 50 49 47 45 47 48 49
RH            68 75 89 77 36 44 68 74 49 63 86 86 46 49 74 77 40 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           80      20       0       5      50      40      10       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O NM IS                SC SC SC                     
TSTMS            IS                      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