RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NCZ005-080800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/06/26      Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            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                 43          65          34          60          35
TEMP                      46 46 55 61 63 55 47 42 39 38 49 55 58 51 46 42 39 40
DEWPT                     35 32 32 27 24 23 21 20 19 19 22 20 20 24 26 29 30 31
MIN/MAX RH                   66          22          55          23          81
RH                        65 58 41 27 22 29 35 41 44 46 34 25 23 34 45 60 70 70
WIND DIR                  NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD                   3  4  9  9  8  4  8  6  8  8 10  9  9  4  3  3  3  4
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 66 60 50 40 25 11  6  5  4  5 10 15 19 33 31 47 42 49
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE
T WIND SPD                 3  6 13 11 10 11  6 12 11 17 12 11 11 10  9  8  8  8
DISPERSION                VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  7 61 72 72  5  5  6  8 34 45 52 54  5  4  4  4  8
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3
STABILITY                  F  A  B  B  B  F  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  A
CEILING                   29700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.43 29.55 29.54 29.64 29.74 29.81 29.74 29.78 29.76


Date           04/09Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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       66      40      75      49      82      53      82      58      84
TEMP          62 59 45 44 72 67 53 52 80 73 60 55 79 75 63 59 81 77
DEWPT         36 38 39 40 41 40 41 42 46 48 49 50 51 49 52 55 53 51
RH            38 45 79 86 33 37 64 69 30 41 67 83 38 40 67 87 38 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       5       0       0       0       0

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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