RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

VAZ046-102000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
802 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date             Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26
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          52          78          52          78
TEMP                63 74 77 69 61 58 54 56 71 76 77 70 61 56 52 54 65 75 78 73
DEWPT               35 36 37 39 41 40 42 44 52 53 51 50 48 46 46 46 47 50 51 50
MAX/MIN RH                   23          68          39          78          39
RH                  35 25 24 33 48 51 64 64 51 45 40 49 62 69 80 74 52 41 39 44
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW  W NW  N NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             5  5  6  5  5  5  4  3  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  5  8  9  5
WIND GUST                       16                                           16
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  7  5  7 24 57 19 26 19 27 27 40 39 37 24 24 26 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10           5           5           0
MIX HGT              2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  6 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S SW SW  W NW  N NW NW  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           9  6 11  5  5  4  3  2  9  3  4  9 11 11 11  8 12 10 14  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 21 33 69  3  3  2  2  2 42 24 31  4  5  5  5 11 54 54 93  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  2  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.61 29.51 29.50 29.50 29.57 29.54 29.61 29.65 29.68 29.55


Date          Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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       61      82      60      89      64      91      66      90
TEMP          65 63 79 77 66 62 86 81 69 66 90 85 72 68 88 82
DEWPT         51 53 52 49 49 51 55 54 55 55 57 52 52 54 54 52
RH            60 70 39 37 54 67 35 39 61 68 33 32 49 61 31 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0      10       0       5       5      10

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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