RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

VAZ046-100800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue
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                 53          83          53          65          44
TEMP                61 56 53 58 76 82 83 75 66 62 57 54 58 60 63 58 52 49 47 50
DEWPT               51 49 48 50 52 49 50 52 54 57 54 50 54 50 49 47 45 42 40 39
MIN/MAX RH                   83          31          88          59          81
RH                  70 77 83 75 43 32 32 45 65 84 90 86 86 69 60 67 77 77 76 66
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  N  N NE NE  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  5  6  6  3  5  6  8 10 10  9  6  4  4  5  5  6
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            7 20 24  4  7  9 21 48 65 63 66 98 96 92 71 69 38 30 17  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  9  7  4  4  6 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          50          80           5
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC     O  O SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W NW  W  W SW NW NE NE NE  N NE  E NE            
T WIND SPD           2  3  3  3  9 10 14  4  3 14 13 16 13 10  5  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                  1  2  2  3 51 85116  2  2 10 12 28 29 25 16  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  3            
STABILITY            F  E  F  A  A  B  B  F  E  E  D  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  6200  1300  3400   400  None      
STA PRES            29.16 29.21 29.27 29.23 29.30 29.38 29.45 29.42            


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       70      48      74      51      72      48      75      52      83
TEMP          67 62 50 52 71 67 56 54 70 66 52 52 72 69 56 57 80 76
DEWPT         35 38 38 42 50 53 53 51 47 45 44 45 47 48 48 50 52 52
RH            30 41 63 69 47 61 90 90 44 47 74 77 41 47 74 77 38 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      50      60      10       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM                                 
TSTMS                        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