RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

NCZ005-152100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
401 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

Date             Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 48          39          59          34          64
TEMP             43 46 47 47 46 45 45 42 40 46 55 58 51 44 41 38 36 49 60 62 56
DEWPT            36 40 43 43 42 42 42 41 40 41 41 39 39 38 36 35 35 41 42 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                   55          98          50          96          48
RH               76 79 86 86 86 89 89 96100 83 59 49 63 79 82 89 96 74 51 50 62
WIND DIR         SW  S  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD          3  2  3  5  5  8  9  9  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  4
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)       100100100100100100 97 76 50 31 12  7 10 10 28 32 64 60 49 68 77
VSBY              9  8  3  2  3  4  7  7  8 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          90           0           0           0
RAIN              C  L  D  D  D  L                                             
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR        E  E  E  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD        2  3  9  4 11 17 16 12 11 14  8  4  2  2  3  3  4 10 13 12  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3  4 10  5 10 15 14 11 12 24 23 13  1  1  2  2  5 12 33 26  3
MAX LVORI         4  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  5  7  7  3  1  2  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  D  B  D  E
CEILING              5900   200   200   200  None  None  None  None  8500   900
STA PRES            29.29 29.14 29.13 29.19 29.36 29.38 29.43 29.43 29.46 29.37


Date          Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       47      66      50      70      53      72      50      62
TEMP          51 48 62 62 57 51 67 63 56 54 68 65 57 51 60 52
DEWPT         43 44 48 49 50 48 47 49 50 50 50 48 45 43 35 28
RH            74 86 60 62 77 89 49 60 80 86 52 54 64 74 39 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20      20      40      30      30
RAIN                                S     C  C  C  S  C  C  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