RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VAZ046-222000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1201 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Date             Thu 10/22/26            Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26
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                 69          42          66          39          65
TEMP                   65 67 58 52 49 46 44 56 63 64 55 50 46 44 41 54 62 63 54
DEWPT                  31 32 32 33 35 39 41 45 44 42 42 40 37 35 35 45 42 39 43
MAX/MIN RH                   27          90          43          77          41
RH                     28 27 37 48 58 76 89 66 50 45 61 68 71 70 79 71 48 41 66
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD                8  5  4  4  4  5  6 12 10  9  4  4  4  4  4  6  6  6  3
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%)               0  0  0  0  0  0  0  8 13 12  7 12 10 14 21  0  0  7  2
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD             12 14  3  3  4  5  8 17 12 11  5  4  3  3  3  9  6  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    58 53  2  2  2  3  8 54 48 41  3  2  2  2  4 34 34 42  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  4  6  8  1  1  1  5  9 10 10  9  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.39 29.46 29.51 29.61 29.63 29.71 29.75 29.79 29.76


Date          Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26
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       40      66      39      70      43      70      46      65
TEMP          42 41 64 54 43 41 68 52 45 44 69 56 49 47 64 57
DEWPT         42 40 49 49 43 41 46 47 45 44 51 52 49 47 50 52
RH           100 96 58 83100100 45 83100100 53 86100100 60 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       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