RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
432 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date           03/12/26      Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun
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                 30          56          41          64          41
TEMP          46 42 38 34 31 32 45 53 56 54 51 49 44 42 54 62 63 57 50 47 43 42
DEWPT         28 22 22 22 22 23 26 27 29 31 33 33 33 31 31 30 32 33 34 34 34 35
MIN/MAX RH                   70          34          68          29          75
RH            49 44 52 61 69 69 47 36 35 41 50 54 65 65 41 30 31 40 54 60 70 76
WIND DIR      NW NW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SE  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD       8  4  2  2  3  5 13 17 19 14 12  9  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  4
WIND GUST                       27 33 34 29 26 20                              
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)      2  3  2  6 16 17 13  8  6  8  8 25 39 63 59 39 46 45 23 26 33 69
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1  1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  E            
T WIND SPD    16  5  4  2  3  4 26 31 35 14 11  8  5  4 11  8  5  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             GD FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          104  3  2  1  2  5 88 83103 13 10  5  3  5 37 39 35  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  D  D  E  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.48 29.49 29.42 29.22 29.25 29.34 29.44 29.46            


Date           03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       66      54      69      29      42      23      47      30      54
TEMP          62 61 57 60 67 55 37 30 41 37 29 25 45 41 34 32 52 50
DEWPT         46 49 55 59 56 33 18 11  7  5  7 10 10 18 19 23 27 32
RH            56 65 93 96 68 43 46 44 24 26 39 52 23 39 54 69 38 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      80      90      30       0       0       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS NM  O  O  O SC                                 
TSTMS                        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