RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

VAZ046-162000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date             Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26
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                 85          51          57          38          57
TEMP                73 82 83 72 65 58 54 51 52 54 55 48 45 42 39 38 49 55 56 49
DEWPT               67 66 66 65 58 55 52 50 47 42 37 36 34 32 29 28 30 31 33 35
MAX/MIN RH                   55          96          52          69          39
RH                  81 58 57 79 78 90 93 96 83 64 51 63 65 67 67 67 48 40 42 58
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             9 11 10  8  9  6  8 11 13 13 12  9  8  6  9 11 13 13 11  5
WIND GUST                                   24             18       24       16
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B2 B1 OV B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           30  8 43 87 66 92 80 50 41 28 20 28 15 20 20 10 10 20 20 27
VSBY                10 10  7  6  6  9  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          70          30           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS NM SC SC NM SC IS                                 
MIX HGT              1  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD          11 14 19 10 23 11 16 20 28 21 24  9 12 13 14 13 21 18 18  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 21 61 76  9 21  8 14 36 82 93103  6  8  6 10 11 52 66 62  3
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  4  3  5  5  4  4  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  D  D  E  D  C  D  C  C  E  E  F  E  C  D  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  3100  3400  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.21 29.09 29.18 29.31 29.49 29.58 29.71 29.77 29.87 29.82


Date          Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       39      60      44      67      48      66      47      65
TEMP          41 40 59 53 46 45 64 57 50 49 65 58 51 48 63 57
DEWPT         35 35 43 45 43 42 48 48 47 45 50 50 49 47 51 51
RH            79 82 55 74 89 89 56 72 89 86 58 75 93 96 65 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      10       5       0       5       5       0

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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