RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

VAZ046-120800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date           10/11/26      Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed
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                 61          78          56          82          62
TEMP             61 61 62 62 62 68 76 78 67 62 59 57 56 72 80 81 73 67 65 64 63
DEWPT            61 60 60 60 62 64 64 63 63 61 59 57 56 65 66 68 66 64 63 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          65         100          59          95
RH              100 97 93 93100 87 66 60 87 97100100100 79 62 65 79 90 93 90 93
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          5  6  6  6  5  8  8  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  6  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS           B1 B1 SC B1 SC CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        60 55 49 55 26  5 34 35  9 17  6  2 10  2  1  2  1  1  3  4  3
VSBY              6  6  7  5  7 10 10 10 10 10  8  5  1 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC                                                            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW  W SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD        5 12 13 10 10 16 16 14  3  2  2  2  2  5  6 11  4            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI               4  8  9  7 11 62 70 54  2  1  1  1  2 10 29 41  2            
MAX LVORI         8  8  8  8  7  4  1  1  8 10 10 10  9  4  2  1  4            
STABILITY         E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.08 29.10 29.21 29.24 29.30 29.32 29.34 29.28            


Date           10/14Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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       87      64      77      60      78      49      59      37      58
TEMP          85 76 67 64 74 68 61 60 75 66 57 50 57 49 41 37 56 48
DEWPT         69 69 65 63 65 63 61 60 65 59 50 43 39 37 34 33 36 38
RH            59 79 93 97 74 84100100 71 78 77 77 51 63 76 85 47 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      20      20      20      20      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS IS    IS 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