RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

VAZ046-052000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1131 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Date             Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed 10/07/26
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                 77          46          69          42          76
TEMP                   76 76 64 58 54 51 48 59 66 67 58 52 49 46 45 64 73 75 63
DEWPT                  55 52 53 50 47 44 42 42 44 43 45 44 43 43 45 51 54 54 55
MAX/MIN RH                   43          83          42          98          46
RH                     48 43 67 75 77 77 80 53 45 42 62 74 80 89100 63 51 48 75
WIND DIR                N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE  E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                3  3  3  4  3  4  4  6  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  6  6  6  4
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)               6 11  8 13 14 16 18 10  4  1  2  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  4
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  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S  W SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD              6  9 13  4  3  4  6 10  4  1  2  2  2  2  2 10  8  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    36 49  6  2  2  2  7 38 22  5  1  1  1  1  2 31 34 34  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  2  2  3  4  7  8  9  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.34 29.42 29.45 29.49 29.40 29.40 29.37 29.34 29.25


Date          Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       51      81      51      77      53      74      53      68
TEMP          54 53 80 66 56 53 75 64 57 54 73 64 56 54 67 61
DEWPT         53 51 55 54 50 48 50 51 50 50 51 52 51 51 55 56
RH            96 93 42 65 80 83 41 63 77 86 46 65 83 90 65 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              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