RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

VAZ046-032000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
931 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

Date             Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26            Tue 05/05/26
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                 66          43          75          56          82
TEMP                54 61 65 59 49 45 43 48 65 71 75 70 63 60 57 59 73 80 81 76
DEWPT               29 29 30 32 31 32 32 34 40 44 45 46 46 45 46 48 51 49 48 48
MAX/MIN RH                   26          63          35          70          30
RH                  38 29 27 36 50 60 65 58 40 38 34 42 54 58 67 67 46 34 32 37
WIND DIR            NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD             6  5  6  3  3  3  4  5  8 10 10  5  8  9  9  9 10 13 16 12
WIND GUST                                      20       18 19 20 19 20 25 28 24
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  3  6  5 36 46 26 32 32 24 39 22 34 31 21 19 26 49 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10           5           0
MIX HGT              5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD          11 11 11  3  3  3  3  4 16 14 16  5  8  9  6 13 14 24 27 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR
ADI                 69 91 87  2  2  2  2  4 80 87 95  3  5  6  5 21 73113134 10
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  A  B  G  G  G  E  A  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  B  B  C  C  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.32 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.25 29.25 29.28 29.29 29.24


Date          Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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       61      78      60      74      45      70      47      71
TEMP          67 61 74 73 65 61 69 66 49 49 66 63 53 51 69 64
DEWPT         52 56 60 59 60 60 59 47 41 40 39 40 40 45 50 49
RH            59 84 62 62 84 97 70 50 74 71 37 43 61 80 51 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      60      80      80      20      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM NM NM  O  O NM IS             IS IS SC
TSTMS                  IS SC 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