RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
308 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

VAZ046-210800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
308 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

Date           03/20/26      Sat 03/21/26            Sun 03/22/26            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                 53          75          52          83          59
TEMP          70 64 60 58 55 53 67 73 75 66 59 56 53 53 68 80 83 74 70 66 64 59
DEWPT         40 41 44 45 47 49 52 49 47 48 47 48 48 50 55 55 54 51 52 53 54 52
MIN/MAX RH                   86          37          90          36          78
RH            33 43 55 62 74 86 59 43 37 52 64 74 83 89 63 42 37 44 53 63 70 78
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N  E SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD      12 10 10  8  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  6  9 10  6  8  8  9  9
WIND GUST     24 23 21 19 16                                     17 18 19 19 20
CLOUDS        B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     77 93 63 45 60 53 43 49 36 40 31 44 48 52 40 43 28 20 38 56 67 77
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     50           5           5           0          10
RAIN SHWRS       SC                                                          IS
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N  N  E  E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    28 11  9  9  6  4  9  4  1  8 10  5  4  4 12 18 18  9            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           82 10  8  8  5  5 33 25  7  4  5  3  2  5 23 65 75  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  4  5  1  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              5800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.17 29.13 29.19 29.17 29.21 29.20 29.17 29.06            


Date           03/23Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
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       71      38      57      40      63      40      69      52      69
TEMP          69 60 46 40 56 51 44 43 61 55 45 42 64 65 59 56 68 60
DEWPT         43 31 26 22 20 23 26 30 34 32 33 31 36 40 44 45 43 38
RH            39 33 45 48 24 33 49 60 36 41 62 65 35 40 57 66 40 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      10       0       5      20      10      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS                         IS                IS 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