RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date             Fri 05/01/26            Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26
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                 70          48          60          39          66
TEMP                61 66 70 62 57 54 50 48 55 58 60 55 49 44 40 43 55 63 65 59
DEWPT               34 36 37 40 43 43 42 42 42 41 40 41 40 37 34 34 32 31 31 33
MAX/MIN RH                   29          78          48          80          27
RH                  36 33 30 44 59 66 74 80 61 53 47 59 71 76 79 70 41 30 28 37
WIND DIR            SE  S SW SW  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  6  9  4  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  8  8  6  3
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           28  9 33 62 86 64 87 91 89 87 78 68 59 37 14  6  5  3  2  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          40          20           0
RAIN                                S     C  C  C  C  S  S                     
MIX HGT              4  6  7 <1  1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SW  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           4 11 16 13 11  3  6 11 10 11  8  3 20  9  5 13 10 13 13  3
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                 25 74124  9  8  2  5 31 45 74 57  2 14  4  3 31 68103108  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  E  E  E  E  C  B  B  B  E  E  F  F  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None 15700  5900  9100 13800  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.30 29.20 29.20 29.21 29.19 29.15 29.24 29.34 29.38 29.30


Date          Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
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       41      77      53      81      58      77      55      72
TEMP          45 46 73 70 59 56 78 73 64 60 74 71 61 57 70 64
DEWPT         33 36 42 44 45 47 48 48 51 54 57 55 53 51 45 43
RH            62 68 33 39 60 72 35 41 63 81 55 57 75 80 41 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5      30      60      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          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