RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

VAZ046-190800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

Date           04/17/26      Sat 04/18/26            Sun 04/19/26            Mon
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                 58          89          51          66          42
TEMP                      59 61 79 86 88 83 76 71 67 58 56 59 62 56 49 45 43 45
DEWPT                     51 53 56 54 52 53 52 56 56 49 44 36 28 26 25 26 27 30
MIN/MAX RH                   79          29          73          28          56
RH                        75 75 45 34 29 36 43 59 68 72 64 42 27 31 39 47 53 55
WIND DIR                   N NE  S SW SW  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   2  2  4  9  9  5  6  6 10 13 10 10 10  5  5  4  5  5
WIND GUST                                   17 17    26 21       16            
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 10 21 21 46 22 42 44 59 83 92 85 59 30  7  3  9 14 20
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          60           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC NM NM IS IS               
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR                 N NE SW SW SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                 2  1 12 14 17  5  6 10 13 24 16 20 23 14            
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR FR             PR PR VP PR   
ADI                        1  1 57114141  4  5  7 12 37 37127180  7            
MAX LVORI                  3  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  G  A  A  B  B  E  E  E  D  D  D  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  5300  3800  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.26 29.25 29.15 29.11 29.11 29.33 29.35            


Date           04/20Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26Thu 04/23/26Fri 04/24/26
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       62      33      67      48      81      52      81      55      86
TEMP          60 55 38 38 62 61 52 53 78 72 58 55 78 74 60 59 83 77
DEWPT         25 20 21 21 24 28 31 35 44 46 47 48 49 48 48 50 50 50
RH            26 25 50 50 23 28 44 50 30 39 67 77 36 40 64 72 32 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      20       5       5       0      10
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