RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

VAZ046-272000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Date             Tue 10/27/26            Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26
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                 72          45          68          48          74
TEMP                64 70 70 58 52 49 47 47 59 67 67 57 53 52 50 49 64 71 73 62
DEWPT               47 48 49 50 50 49 47 47 51 51 52 52 52 52 50 49 57 57 55 56
MAX/MIN RH                   44         100          55         100          54
RH                  54 45 47 75 93100100100 75 56 59 83 96100100100 78 61 53 81
WIND DIR            NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  N NW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD             5  6  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  1  1  1  0  1  2  4  3  2
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  2  4 11 20 51 53 56 67 83 60 68 62 62 48 29 12  6  0
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  8 10                              
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  E NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  N  N NW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          13  9  5  4  5  5  4  5  4  4  5  3  1  0  2  1  5 10  6  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 34 40 24  2  3  3  2  4  9 19 17  2  1  0  1  1 16 46 26  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  2  4  6  9  9  9  4  2  2  5  9 10 10 10  3  1  2  5
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  D  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None   700 19500   700   600  None  None
STA PRES            29.60 29.58 29.62 29.66 29.70 29.66 29.65 29.62 29.60 29.52


Date          Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26
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       47      79      50      71      50      68      55      72
TEMP          52 48 78 66 54 51 69 62 52 52 66 62 58 56 69 64
DEWPT         52 48 53 55 53 51 44 47 52 52 59 59 58 56 62 61
RH           100100 42 68 96100 40 58100100 78 90100100 78 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      40      60      40
RAIN SHWRS                                  SC SC NM SC 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