RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

VAZ046-140800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/13/26      Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 63          88          66          70          61
TEMP                68 65 64 63 79 86 86 75 71 69 67 66 69 69 68 66 64 63 63 64
DEWPT               61 60 59 58 61 65 66 67 65 66 65 64 65 64 64 65 64 63 63 64
MIN/MAX RH                   86          48          95          84         100
RH                  78 84 84 84 54 50 51 76 81 90 93 93 87 84 87 97100100100100
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  S SW SW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  3  3  4  6  8  6  5  3  2  1  6 10
WIND GUST                                                                    20
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  1  1  0  2  3  4  5 23 35 32 26 66 75 78 69 72 65 58 39
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW NW  W  W SW  W  W SW  W NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD           5  5  5  4 11 11 13  4  4  4  3  3 10 12 11  8            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  3  3  3  5 23 46 55  2  2  2  2  4 18 24 22  4            
MAX LVORI            5  6  6  6  2  1  1  4  5  6  7  8  4  4  4  8            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  F  B  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None   800   500   500      
STA PRES                  29.32 29.34 29.30 29.34 29.34 29.40 29.41            


Date           10/16Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       84      47      59      36      60      39      65      46      70
TEMP          83 64 52 48 56 49 41 37 57 51 42 41 62 56 49 48 67 60
DEWPT         66 52 42 38 35 36 33 33 35 38 37 38 46 48 47 47 52 53
RH            57 65 69 68 45 61 73 85 43 61 82 89 56 74 93 96 59 78
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5      20       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                             

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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