RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

NCZ005-310800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/30/26      Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26            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
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                 56          80          61          85          61
TEMP          73 68 62 60 57 58 69 78 80 74 69 66 63 62 74 82 84 78 70 67 63 61
DEWPT         49 49 48 50 52 53 57 57 55 55 55 57 57 57 60 59 57 57 58 59 59 58
MIN/MAX RH                   88          42          85          40          90
RH            43 51 60 69 83 83 66 48 42 51 61 73 81 84 62 46 40 48 66 75 87 90
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11  6  8  9  9  9 11 12 12  8 10 10 10  9 10 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     25 20 19 30 16 19 27 18 21 26 20 28 22 31 35 59 59 63 46 27 24 42
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10           0          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                                                      IS                  
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD    19  8  6  6  8 13 23 18 20  8  8  9  8  6 13 14 14  6            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           85  4  5  5  5 11 69 74 88  5  5  6  5  5 38 66 52  5            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  D  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6100  None      
STA PRES      29.53 29.53 29.53 29.52 29.43 29.43 29.42 29.47 29.41            


Date           04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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      60      80      61      83      63      78      49      65
TEMP          81 76 66 62 78 75 65 62 80 76 68 64 75 70 57 50 63 60
DEWPT         57 54 57 59 57 56 58 59 58 57 57 59 58 52 47 44 43 38
RH            44 46 73 90 48 52 78 90 47 52 68 84 55 53 69 80 48 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      40      20      40      30      60      40      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS       SC SC IS    IS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS                      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