RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

VAZ046-302000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
331 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date             Sat 05/30/26            Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26
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                 80          49          76          58          80
TEMP          57 61 77 80 78 68 60 55 50 54 67 73 75 71 62 60 58 62 75 79 78 71
DEWPT         53 53 54 56 51 48 47 46 45 47 49 51 51 55 52 52 54 57 59 57 55 56
MAX/MIN RH                   39          82          43          88          44
RH            86 75 45 44 39 49 62 72 83 77 52 46 43 57 70 75 86 84 58 47 45 59
WIND DIR       W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE  S SW  S  S  S SW SW NW  N NE  E
WIND SPD       4  3  5  8 10 10  6  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST                    20                                                
CLOUDS        B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     55 60 25 23 36 13 23 15  6  4 17 17 35 48 45 55 63 46 39 42 44 54
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  E  N SW SW SW  S  S  S SW NW NW  N  E
T WIND SPD     3  3 14 12 13 16 13  3  3  4  2  2  5 10  4  4  3 10  1  4  3  8
DISPERSION    VP             FR PR VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI            2  3 79 90 77 11  6  2  2  8 12 14 35  5  3  3  2 17  5 35 25  5
MAX LVORI      5  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  2  2  1  3  3  4  5  4  3  1  2  3
STABILITY      E  A  A  B  B  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  E  E  E  A  A  A  A  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.21 29.26 29.38 29.44 29.43 29.32 29.28 29.23 29.20 29.15


Date          Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26
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       55      74      51      76      53      80      57      85
TEMP          59 59 72 69 55 57 73 69 56 58 78 74 61 63 83 79
DEWPT         53 54 53 54 50 50 47 50 48 50 52 56 52 55 58 61
RH            80 83 51 59 83 77 40 51 74 75 40 53 72 75 43 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      30      10       5       5       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC                                    
TSTMS                  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