RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

NCZ005-132000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1232 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date             Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26
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                 58          41          67          44          69
TEMP                   54 58 55 50 48 44 41 55 64 66 60 53 50 46 45 55 66 68 63
DEWPT                  26 27 30 33 35 36 35 35 34 34 37 38 38 40 41 47 51 52 55
MAX/MIN RH                   30          80          29          85          54
RH                     34 30 38 52 60 73 79 47 32 30 42 57 63 79 86 74 58 57 75
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  S SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD               17 18 12 10  6  5  3  4  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  5 10 10  6
WIND GUST              27 29    20                                             
CLOUDS                 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)               9 36 40  6 12 17 12 12 31 21 21 14 14 34 63 82 78 85 86
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD             26 33 13 10  8  4  2  4  2  8  4  4  6  5  4  8 17 24 19
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    74 98 15  7  4  2  2 10 10 43  2  2  3  3  4 14 45 70 13
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  5  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  4
STABILITY               D  D  D  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1200   900
STA PRES                  29.25 29.26 29.33 29.45 29.42 29.45 29.44 29.45 29.32


Date          Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       59      69      31      45      25      49      33      60
TEMP          61 62 68 56 40 32 42 38 29 27 45 43 36 36 56 52
DEWPT         58 61 57 42 24 14  9  7 11 12 10 19 22 25 29 35
RH            90 97 68 59 52 47 25 27 46 53 23 38 56 64 35 52
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      90      40       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O  O SC                                 
TSTMS            IS IS SC                                    

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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