RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

VAZ046-192000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

Date             Tue 05/19/26            Wed 05/20/26            Thu 05/21/26
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                 96          68          94          62          73
TEMP                85 93 93 85 78 74 69 70 86 93 92 83 74 70 66 63 69 72 68 63
DEWPT               65 61 60 60 58 57 58 59 63 60 59 63 64 65 64 61 60 58 56 54
MAX/MIN RH                   33          69          33          97          62
RH                  51 35 33 43 50 55 68 68 46 33 33 51 71 84 93 93 73 61 65 72
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             6  8  9  5  8  6  8  8  5  8  8  4  3  4  6 10 11 11 12 10
WIND GUST                    16 19 17 18                         20    21    20
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 OV B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           22 18 15 22 26 37 22 10 18 57 57 91 64 71 66 70 81 81 83 89
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM  O
TSTMS                                          IS SC SC IS             IS IS IS
MIX HGT              4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD          10 12 16  6  9  8  6  8 12 12 10  6  2  2 13 17 18 19 12 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             FR
ADI                 47 97134  3  6  4  5  9 45 63 53  5  1  2  9 32 32 40 25 13
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  4  3  1  3  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  E  F  E  B  A  C  C  E  F  E  E  C  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4800  5800   400  2700  2400
STA PRES            29.48 29.41 29.39 29.39 29.38 29.30 29.37 29.39 29.49 29.51


Date          Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26
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       52      65      54      74      60      79      61      79
TEMP          58 55 62 64 59 59 72 72 65 63 77 74 67 64 77 74
DEWPT         55 55 58 55 58 59 64 65 65 63 67 68 66 64 66 67
RH            90100 87 73 96100 76 79100100 71 82 97100 69 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      70      50      70      60      70      60      60
RAIN SHWRS     O  O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS NM NM IS IS NM
TSTMS         IS       IS          SC IS       SC 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