RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
431 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

Date           05/12/26      Wed 05/13/26            Thu 05/14/26            Fri
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                 50          76          49          67          45
TEMP          70 66 58 55 52 53 67 74 73 66 59 55 50 51 61 65 66 59 53 50 48 52
DEWPT         43 45 42 41 41 43 48 50 53 55 56 53 49 47 44 43 42 41 40 41 39 40
MIN/MAX RH                   71          43          95          41          77
RH            38 47 55 59 66 69 50 43 49 68 90 93 96 86 53 45 42 51 61 71 71 63
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9  6  8  9 10 11 13 12 10  6  4  5  5  8 10 11 12  8  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST           20 21 24 23 24 23    17          18 20       19            
CLOUDS        CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC CL CL SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)      3  7  5  4  3  2 27 50 65 84 86 40  5  3 28 55 51 24 10  5  3  2
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          40          60           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC NM                                 
TSTMS                                 IS IS                                    
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    10  5  4  6  8 17 24 17 16  9  2 11 12 13 13 13 18 20            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR FR             PR VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           78  3  3  5  5 28 80 80 66  6  2  5  6 32 88 47 63 14            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  7  6  6  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None 10500  4800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.41 29.37 29.31 29.16 29.11 29.10 29.15 29.17            


Date           05/15Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
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       74      52      87      62      89      63      92      66      93
TEMP          71 69 56 57 84 80 67 66 89 82 69 67 91 85 72 70 92 86
DEWPT         43 46 45 47 56 59 59 60 61 62 61 61 63 63 62 63 62 62
RH            36 44 66 69 38 49 75 81 39 51 76 81 40 48 71 78 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      10      10      10       5      10

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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