RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026

VAZ046-152000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026

Date             Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26
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                 74          51          84          61          90
TEMP          44 49 63 71 74 68 58 54 51 56 73 82 84 78 70 66 62 64 81 88 89 82
DEWPT         38 38 40 43 44 47 44 44 43 45 49 51 52 54 53 53 53 54 59 58 58 61
MAX/MIN RH                   34          74          34          73          34
RH            79 66 43 36 34 47 59 69 74 66 43 34 33 43 55 63 72 70 47 36 35 49
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       6  6  6  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  8 10 10  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                               17 18 17               
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      2  1  1  3 16 37 41 22 36  2 24 37 42 51 41 60 35 38 32 15 15 14
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW  N NW  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  E  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     5 14 13 10  5  2  3  3  3 11 17 17 17  5  8  6  4  9  1  8 11  5
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            3 18 76 73 45  1  2  2  2 11 65106110  4  5  5  2 10  4 69103  3
MAX LVORI      4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  B  B  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  E  E  E  F  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.36 29.33 29.40 29.43 29.44 29.38 29.38 29.42 29.47 29.45


Date          Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26
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      93      65      92      67      91      65      83
TEMP          68 68 91 85 71 68 91 85 73 70 90 83 71 67 80 75
DEWPT         60 61 61 60 60 61 58 57 57 60 60 61 62 61 60 59
RH            76 78 37 43 68 78 33 39 57 71 37 47 73 81 51 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       0      30      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                          IS 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