RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

VAZ046-090800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/08/26      Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon
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                 49          77          53          83          53
TEMP          71 65 56 52 49 53 67 74 76 71 62 57 54 58 76 82 83 76 67 63 58 55
DEWPT         38 41 40 41 42 45 53 54 53 55 54 53 52 53 54 51 50 54 55 56 55 54
MIN/MAX RH                   74          45          93          32          98
RH            30 41 55 66 77 74 61 50 45 57 75 86 93 83 46 34 32 46 65 78 90 96
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW NE NE
WIND SPD       8  6  6  5  5  8 11 11  9  3  4  3  3  3  4  6  8  4  4  3  5 10
WIND GUST        18 17 16          21 19                                  16 20
CLOUDS        CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)      2  7  9 49 13 48 54 33 32 37 20 19 32 28  6 13 13 43 45 63 74 92
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  2
POP 12HR                      0          20          10           0          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC  O
TSTMS                                                            IS            
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    13  5  4  5  5 14 20 19 20  9  4  3  3  2  8  9 12  5            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI          108  3  2  4  3 23 56 92130  4  2  2  2  2 49 75107  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  E  F  B  D  C  B  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.24 29.21 29.20 29.12 29.20 29.26 29.28 29.21            


Date           05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       64      42      68      46      72      50      72      49      76
TEMP          62 59 47 46 65 62 50 51 68 65 55 53 69 65 53 53 73 69
DEWPT         52 49 43 39 36 40 39 42 51 53 51 50 48 48 46 47 48 49
RH            70 69 86 76 34 44 66 71 54 65 86 89 47 54 77 80 41 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90      10       0       5      60      40      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                   SC NM SC    IS IS            
TSTMS            IS                      SC          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