RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

NCZ005-060800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
402 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Date           04/05/26      Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            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
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                 42          68          45          65          37
TEMP          64 61 54 50 44 43 54 64 67 62 53 50 47 46 58 63 64 57 49 44 40 38
DEWPT         56 48 40 37 34 32 32 32 32 34 34 35 35 35 34 31 25 25 24 24 23 22
MIN/MAX RH                   83          27          69          23          54
RH            75 62 59 61 68 65 43 30 27 35 48 56 63 65 40 30 22 29 37 45 50 52
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       8  6  8  5  5  5  5  4  5  3  3  4  4  5  8  8  6  4  5  5  5  6
CLOUDS        B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     71 44 36 39 20 16 29 18 24 29 39 39 30 26 19 13 11 10  7 19 14 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW  N  N  N NW NW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N NE            
T WIND SPD    16  9 10 12  8 13  8 10 14  4  3  3  4  8 10  8  6  6            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI           44  6  7  6  4 16 29 65133  2  2  2  2  8 54 55 50  3            
MAX LVORI      3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.34 29.41 29.47 29.38 29.42 29.50 29.60 29.60            


Date           04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       60      37      69      47      76      50      83      55      84
TEMP          58 56 43 39 65 62 52 49 73 69 55 54 81 74 61 57 81 76
DEWPT         24 29 31 33 41 42 46 47 48 45 47 49 51 49 50 51 52 50
RH            27 35 62 79 41 48 80 93 41 42 74 83 35 41 67 80 37 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10       5       5       5       5

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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