RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

NCZ005-282000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date             Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 67          52          73          47          79
TEMP                57 63 65 58 56 54 53 53 62 71 72 59 55 52 50 49 69 77 76 63
DEWPT               52 53 53 54 53 52 51 51 55 55 54 54 53 50 48 45 48 49 51 51
MAX/MIN RH                   65          96          52          95          36
RH                  83 70 65 86 90 93 93 93 78 57 53 83 93 93 93 86 47 37 42 65
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD             5  5  4  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  0  0  0  1  2  2  3  4  2  0
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           77 75 69 82 63 77 71 66 63 38 34  9  2 24 10 10  8  5  8 23
VSBY                 1 10 10 10  9  9  6  6  8 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NW  S SW SW SW SW  W  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD           6  6  8  8  6  5  5  3  4  2  1  2  2  3  1  1  6  9  9  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  9 13 16  4  3  3  3  3 10  9  5  1  1  2  1  1 13 36 33  2
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  6  6  8  6  4  2  2  5  7  7  8  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING               700   700   700   600  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.63 29.59 29.59 29.54 29.54 29.47 29.45 29.43 29.45 29.43


Date          Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       50      68      48      67      53      68      53      71
TEMP          55 51 66 59 51 48 64 60 55 54 66 61 56 55 69 64
DEWPT         49 45 44 49 48 48 54 55 55 54 60 58 56 55 62 60
RH            80 80 45 69 89100 70 84100100 81 90100100 78 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      50      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC SC SC 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