RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ005-072100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
432 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
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                 78          63          75          55          77
TEMP             61 69 75 77 74 69 67 66 64 68 73 73 67 63 60 57 55 66 75 77 70
DEWPT            61 63 62 60 60 60 61 62 62 61 59 57 57 56 55 54 54 56 54 50 50
MAX/MIN RH                   54          95          58          97          40
RH              100 81 64 56 62 73 81 87 93 78 62 57 70 78 84 90 96 70 48 39 49
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD          5 10 12 13  9 10 11 10  9 10 10  8  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST                       20                                             
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        42 54 62 57 35 44 78 82 77 84 91 82 84 39 37 35 39 28 35 35  7
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          50          70          20          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS    IS IS SC NM NM NM NM IS IS             IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS          IS          SC IS                           
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
T WIND DIR        S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW NE  N  N  N  N  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        3 17 17 23 25 20 19 20 14 18 16 10  1  1  4  9  9  8  9  8  3
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4 32 44 65 17 23 22 28 27 34 43 21  1  1  2  4 10 12 45 55  2
MAX LVORI         9  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  2  4  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING               600  None  None   800  1100  1500  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.47 29.36 29.31 29.25 29.25 29.23 29.28 29.31 29.36 29.31


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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       55      81      62      83      55      66      36      57
TEMP          60 56 79 75 66 63 80 78 70 57 56 49 42 37 54 54
DEWPT         52 52 55 57 59 60 59 57 57 51 34 23 24 25 25 30
RH            75 86 44 54 78 90 49 48 63 80 43 36 48 61 32 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      10      30      70      50      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC          SC SC NM SC IS IS IS 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