RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

VAZ046-282000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

Date             Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26            Sat 05/30/26
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                 83          57          80          60          77
TEMP             68 78 82 82 75 66 60 57 61 70 76 79 73 66 62 61 62 71 75 76 68
DEWPT            64 61 59 57 56 54 52 50 51 52 53 54 58 57 56 54 54 53 52 52 51
MAX/MIN RH                   41          79          42          81          42
RH               87 56 46 43 52 65 75 77 70 53 45 42 59 73 81 78 75 53 45 43 54
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE SE SW SW SW SW  W  N  N NE NE  E NE
WIND SPD          1  6  6  8  5  4  4  3  3  2  4  6  4  4  2  2  3  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST                                                                    18
CLOUDS           SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        34  7 14 11 16 10  4  3  1  3  4 26 48 43 38 44 50 45 59 52 45
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD        9 13 14 12 11  4  4  3 11  3  6  9  4  4  3  3  3 12 10 13 14
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI              10 65101 81  5  2  2  2 19 16 40 45  3  3  2  2  3 52 44 51 13
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  3  3  5  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  E  E  G  F  A  A  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.26 29.25 29.32 29.37 29.36 29.21 29.15 29.11 29.13 29.16


Date          Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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       50      73      54      77      55      75      53      75
TEMP          57 56 69 67 57 58 73 71 59 58 73 69 56 56 72 70
DEWPT         49 49 51 55 52 55 57 57 54 53 51 54 50 52 51 55
RH            75 77 53 65 83 90 57 61 83 83 46 59 80 86 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC IS IS IS IS       IS   
TSTMS                              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