RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1032 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

NCZ005-120800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1032 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat
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                 49          54          31          57          41
TEMP                75 71 67 54 48 45 47 42 39 36 34 33 46 55 57 54 50 48 44 42
DEWPT               53 56 59 50 40 33 28 26 25 24 24 25 26 29 30 32 33 35 35 35
MIN/MAX RH                   88          47          74          34          76
RH                  46 59 75 86 74 62 47 53 57 61 66 72 45 37 35 43 52 60 70 76
WIND DIR            SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD            12 12 10 12 17 13 10  4  2  2  2  4 10 13 14 10  9  5  4  3
WIND GUST                 23 24                            24                  
CLOUDS              FW B2 OV OV OV OV FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            7 75 93 96 95 90 22 12  4  9 10 10 15 21 24 28 10 16 24 49
VSBY                10 10 10 10  4  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          80           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O NM IS                                          
MIX HGT              1  2  2  2  3  3  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW NW  N  N  N  N NW SW  W  S  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD          19 20 20 23 27 13 18  2  3  2  2  2 16 19 23 10            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             FR PR PR VP   
ADI                 18 23 28 43 63 33 83  1  2  1  1  2 52 53 63  7            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  4  4  3  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  E            
CEILING                    8800  1100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.07 29.27 29.36 29.47 29.48 29.48 29.34            


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       67      44      70      55      66      30      46      27      49
TEMP          64 61 49 45 67 65 61 59 61 52 37 31 43 40 32 28 46 43
DEWPT         35 39 38 41 49 52 56 57 43 27 20 16 11 11 13 15 16 20
RH            34 44 66 86 52 63 84 93 51 38 50 53 27 30 45 58 29 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      70      70      20      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM SC 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