RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
440 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

VAZ046-252000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
440 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date             Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26
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                 76          64          78          64          82
TEMP          66 66 69 72 75 71 68 67 66 67 71 76 77 74 69 67 65 67 76 80 79 75
DEWPT         63 65 68 69 70 69 67 67 66 67 71 73 72 72 69 67 65 67 72 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   83         100          84         100          78
RH            90 97 97 90 84 93 97100100100100 90 85 93100100100100 87 79 79 90
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW SW  N NE  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  4  5  5  5  3
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)     92 98100 85100 81 94 91 86 86 86100100 91 75 81 82 80 64100100 73
VSBY           6  6  6  6  6  7  6  6  6  7  3  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     90          90          90          50          80
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM  O NM  O SC NM SC NM SC NM  O  O SC SC IS IS IS IS  O  O IS
TSTMS         IS IS    SC SC IS IS    IS       SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  1 <1
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  N NW  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD     1  3  9  9 10  1  3  6  3  9  6  9  6  3  2  1  1 12 18 18 14  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  4 15 21 18  1  2  3  2 10 13 20 14  2  1  1  1 10 50 50 24  4
MAX LVORI      8  9  5  5  4  8 10  9 10  8  5  4  4  7 10 10 10  8  4  3  3  6
STABILITY      F  B  D  C  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING               400  1100  1000   400   500   400   400   400  3700  3400
STA PRES            29.37 29.32 29.36 29.38 29.41 29.37 29.35 29.31 29.27 29.21


Date          Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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       63      83      57      79      57      75      54      70
TEMP          67 67 83 75 62 61 78 72 62 59 73 70 60 57 68 66
DEWPT         67 65 65 65 58 58 61 63 58 56 60 60 56 55 58 58
RH           100 93 55 71 87 90 56 73 87 90 64 71 87 93 70 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      20       0      20      20      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS             IS    IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS                                           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