RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

NCZ005-190800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
301 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

Date           05/18/26      Tue 05/19/26            Wed 05/20/26            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                 67          93          67          94          65
TEMP          91 84 76 72 68 71 83 91 91 84 76 72 69 71 84 92 91 83 73 69 66 68
DEWPT         60 61 60 62 62 63 63 58 56 57 57 59 60 62 63 58 57 60 63 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                   80          30          76          30          96
RH            36 46 58 71 81 76 51 33 31 40 52 64 73 73 49 32 32 46 71 87 97 90
WIND DIR      SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW SE  N NE
WIND SPD       9  5  5  6  5  6  6  8  9  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  8  4  2  2  2  5
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      3  5  5 10  6 16 10 12 19 47 37 62  8 23 10 21 19 58 58 50 55 62
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS SC IS    SC
TSTMS                                                            IS            
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW  S SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    12  8  5  4  4 11 12 12 13  5  6  8  4 11  9 10 11  2            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          100  4  3  2  2 17 52 92107  4  3  5  2 17 44 88 93  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E  F  E  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.48 29.48 29.50 29.41 29.41 29.39 29.38 29.31            


Date           05/21Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26
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       80      55      69      59      78      63      81      64      82
TEMP          79 67 59 57 65 67 61 61 74 74 66 65 79 75 67 66 80 75
DEWPT         62 60 58 57 59 60 60 61 66 68 65 65 68 69 67 66 68 68
RH            56 78 96100 81 78 97100 76 82 97100 69 82100100 67 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      90      60      70      70      60      70      50      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O NM NM SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS SC SC       IS          SC SC       SC 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