RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

VAZ046-042000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
631 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

Date             Sat 04/04/26            Sun 04/05/26            Mon 04/06/26
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                 83          61          70          43          66
TEMP             64 76 81 82 76 72 69 67 65 66 68 68 61 55 50 45 45 55 62 65 58
DEWPT            60 62 60 59 58 58 60 60 59 62 57 50 42 38 36 33 33 32 32 32 32
MAX/MIN RH                   46          93          50          69          28
RH               87 62 49 46 54 61 73 78 81 87 68 52 49 53 58 62 62 41 32 29 37
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          8 10 11 12  9 10 13 14 17 13 10 10  8  6  5  5  4  5  6  8  4
WIND GUST        18    21    20 24 26 28 31 26 20    18 17                     
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%)         8  6 15 28 58 27 60 81 99 99 88 77 64 32  9  8  8  4  5  7  5
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          30         100           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                                O  O SC SC                           
TSTMS                                    IS                                    
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD       12 13 14 21  9 12 11 23 25 16 14 18  9  6  5  5 12 10 16 24  8
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR GD             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI              13 43 68 96  8  8 10 21 38 31 29 50  8  3  3  3 13 52116200  4
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  C  C  C  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None     0     0     0  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.48 29.38 29.34 29.26 29.27 29.26 29.33 29.37 29.40 29.29


Date          Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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       43      61      32      60      35      69      45      75
TEMP          48 45 59 54 39 34 57 52 40 38 65 60 51 49 73 68
DEWPT         33 32 22 20 19 18 22 27 30 31 37 40 43 44 48 46
RH            56 60 24 26 44 51 25 38 67 76 35 47 74 83 41 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5       5

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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