RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

NCZ005-130900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1231 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date           01/11/26      Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 27          48          26          57          35
TEMP                   29 27 27 35 45 47 39 34 31 26 27 40 53 57 50 42 40 36 36
DEWPT                  17 18 18 19 20 21 19 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27
MIN/MAX RH                   68          35          77          25          70
RH                     60 68 68 52 36 35 44 56 63 78 71 42 27 24 34 48 55 67 69
WIND DIR               NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                6  4  3  3  5  6  3  3  3  2  2  4  6  6  4  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                                           16         
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)               9  5  0  6  5  8  6  4  8 18 10  7  7 18 15 33 40 43 60
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD             19 13  6  5  4 10  4  5  4  3  2  5 12 17  9            
DISPERSION             PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                     9  6  7 10 12 28  2  3  2  2  2  4 33 42  4            
MAX LVORI               2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.60 29.63 29.55 29.53 29.49 29.45 29.30            


Date           01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       55      34      41      21      42      24      45      27      41
TEMP          51 53 43 34 40 33 28 24 37 34 30 27 40 38 34 29 38 32
DEWPT         31 33 34 29 20 13 10 10 12 17 17 17 22 24 25 23 20 15
RH            46 46 70 82 44 43 46 54 35 49 58 65 48 57 69 78 48 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5      40      30      10       0       0      10      20      20
RAIN                    C  C  C                                   S
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                             
SNOW                                                        S  S   

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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