RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ046-060900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 61          70          45          63          35
TEMP                66 65 63 62 66 69 67 58 54 50 47 45 56 62 61 49 43 40 38 36
DEWPT               66 64 63 61 62 57 56 54 50 49 45 41 42 38 35 37 36 36 36 36
MIN/MAX RH                  100          65          93          36         100
RH                 100 97100 97 87 66 68 86 86 96 93 86 59 41 38 63 76 85 92100
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W NW  N  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  4  4  3  4  3  3  2  4  4  6  8  9  9 10  5  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST                                                        16            
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           71 83 91 93 87 55 29  3  6 10 13  2  1  1  0  0  0  1  4  7
VSBY                 9  5  4  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          50           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM SC SC                                             
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  W  N  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           3  5  4  2  6  6  5  6  6  5  8  6 14 16 14  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP PR   
ADI                  2  4  3  2 11 23 14  3  3  3  4  7 49 62 58  3            
MAX LVORI            9  9  9 10  4  3  3  6  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  D  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              3300   200  4100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.18 29.16 29.16 29.13 29.20 29.23 29.29 29.29            


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       65      37      68      38      70      38      67      36      63
TEMP          63 50 42 39 65 55 42 39 68 58 44 40 66 51 41 37 61 51
DEWPT         40 38 34 34 37 39 36 34 39 39 37 36 38 38 36 35 37 38
RH            43 63 73 82 35 55 79 82 34 49 76 85 36 61 82 92 41 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                           S  S

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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