RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

NCZ005-040800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
132 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Date           04/02/26      Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun
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                 59          82          63          82          63
TEMP                   65 61 62 71 80 82 76 69 67 64 63 73 80 82 76 70 69 66 64
DEWPT                  55 57 59 60 57 54 55 57 60 60 61 62 61 58 58 58 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   95          40          93          45          89
RH                     70 87 90 68 45 38 48 66 78 87 93 68 52 44 54 66 70 78 87
WIND DIR                S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD                9  6  5  9 10 10  5  6  6  6  6 10 11 12  9 10 12 13 13
CLOUDS                 FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%)              12 49 71 38 24 17 22 42 42 45 52 45 48 48 50 26 55 60 98
VSBY                   10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS       SC SC  O
TSTMS                                                      IS IS             IS
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR              S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              8  5 10 16 16 14 11  4  5  6 10 13 16 18 11            
DISPERSION             PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                     5  3 13 51 69 66  5  3  4  5 14 47 69 78 10            
MAX LVORI               4  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               E  F  D  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  D  C  C  C  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.56 29.58 29.51 29.53 29.52 29.53 29.42            


Date           04/05Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
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       72      45      67      43      64      36      60      35      68
TEMP          69 65 52 46 63 60 48 45 62 57 44 38 57 53 41 38 65 61
DEWPT         61 52 38 34 31 31 32 34 30 25 25 23 23 25 28 30 34 36
RH            76 63 59 63 30 33 54 65 30 29 47 54 27 33 59 73 31 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR          100      20       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O  O IS                                             
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