RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

VAZ046-022000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Date             Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26
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                 62          38          66          43          77
TEMP                   59 61 54 47 44 41 44 55 63 66 60 50 46 43 48 64 74 76 71
DEWPT                  31 31 34 32 32 32 33 31 31 31 33 33 34 34 37 43 46 47 48
MAX/MIN RH                   32          77          27          70          35
RH                     34 32 46 56 62 70 65 40 30 27 36 52 63 70 65 46 37 36 44
WIND DIR                N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                5  5  3  4  3  3  3  5  5  6  3  2  2  3  4  9 11 10  6
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              83 77 60 50  7  5  3  3  2  1  4 15 38 36 34 38 28 17 27
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          10           0           5          10
MIX HGT                 6  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR              N NW NE  N NW NW  N NW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD              4  5  5 14 16  5 16 10 11 11  3  4  5  4  9 16 18 17  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    32 28  3 10  7  3 35 69 91 86  2  2  3  2  9 89 88102  4
MAX LVORI               1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  C  F  E  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  B  F
CEILING                    8500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.16 29.23 29.32 29.36 29.28 29.29 29.29 29.26 29.17


Date          Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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       54      82      60      80      62      76      46      69
TEMP          58 58 80 76 66 62 76 77 68 63 73 67 54 50 65 63
DEWPT         49 49 48 46 51 53 57 55 58 60 61 51 43 41 38 39
RH            72 72 33 34 58 72 52 47 70 90 66 56 66 71 37 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5      10      30      60      70      30      10
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC NM NM NM SC IS      
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