RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026

VAZ046-222000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026

Date             Fri 05/22/26            Sat 05/23/26            Sun 05/24/26
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                 61          50          65          55          77
TEMP          56 56 59 60 61 60 57 56 54 54 59 61 64 64 61 60 59 61 68 74 77 74
DEWPT         56 56 59 60 60 58 57 56 54 54 59 61 63 63 61 60 59 61 67 69 70 70
MAX/MIN RH                   93         100          96         100          80
RH           100100100100 97 93100100100100100100 97 97100100100100 97 84 79 87
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE  S  S SE
WIND SPD       8  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  3  3  4  3
WIND GUST     18             19 19 18 18                                       
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     93 91 94 94 94 97 95 96 98 92 90 91 89 96 95 88 90 86 86 79 67 79
VSBY           6  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  1                     
POP 12HR                     90         100         100          90          50
RAIN SHWRS     O NM  O SC NM NM NM  O  O NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                          IS IS IS                SC SC IS
MIX HGT        1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR     N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  S SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    11 11 13 16 14 14 14  9 11  9  9  5  6  9  5  2  2  0  2 10  9  6
DISPERSION    PR             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI           10 19 27 29 28 13 13  8 10  9 12  8  9  6  4  1  1  0  3 24 24  3
MAX LVORI      7  5  4  4  4  5  5  8  7  8  7  8  8  6  9 10 10 10  9  4  3  6
STABILITY      D  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  B  C  F
CEILING               500   500   500   500   500   500   500   500   500  3600
STA PRES            29.52 29.50 29.51 29.52 29.52 29.48 29.48 29.46 29.47 29.40


Date          Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26
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       62      81      63      78      63      80      62      81
TEMP          67 64 78 75 69 67 76 74 68 66 78 75 68 66 79 75
DEWPT         67 64 72 72 68 67 71 70 67 66 70 70 66 64 66 67
RH           100100 82 90 97100 85 87 97100 76 84 93 93 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      80      80      80      60      70      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC  O  O SC NM  O NM SC SC NM SC SC IS SC
TSTMS         IS       SC SC       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