RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

NCZ005-262000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1031 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date             Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26
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                 83          67          87          69          89
TEMP                75 82 83 78 73 70 68 71 81 86 87 82 74 71 69 72 82 88 86 81
DEWPT               68 69 69 70 70 69 68 69 70 68 67 69 69 69 69 71 74 75 74 73
MAX/MIN RH                   63         100          51          99          65
RH                  79 65 63 76 90 97100 93 69 55 52 65 84 93100 97 77 66 68 77
WIND DIR            NW  W SW  S SW  W NW  N  N  N NW  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  3  3  2  3  4  3  3  2  3  3  5  5  9 11 10  6
WIND GUST                                                              21      
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)           43 38 36 48 76 40 33 56 42 48 41 31 27 31 49 49 63 91 91 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  5  2  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     20          30           5          10          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS    IS SC                               IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS    IS IS                                     SC SC SC
MIX HGT              2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N SW SW SW  N NW NE NE  N NW  W  W  W NW  S  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           4  2  3  6  4  0  2  6  5  3  6  4  3  1  2  1 11 19 13 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                 13 14 18  3  2  0  1  7 21 22 42  2  2  1  2  1 28 69 49  7
MAX LVORI            4  2  2  4  6 10 10  6  3  2  1  3  6  8 10  8  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  G  G  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  E  A  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  3800  None  None  None  None  None 13800  7600
STA PRES                  29.11 29.12 29.12 29.14 29.09 29.08 29.07 29.05 28.97


Date          Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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       67      87      64      84      64      84      66      83
TEMP          71 71 85 80 68 67 82 79 67 68 83 79 69 69 82 77
DEWPT         70 69 68 67 64 65 66 67 63 65 68 69 67 68 70 71
RH            97 93 57 65 87 93 58 67 87 90 61 72 93 97 67 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40       5       5       5       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                               IS          SC
TSTMS         SC                               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