RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

VAZ046-222000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

Date             Wed 04/22/26            Thu 04/23/26            Fri 04/24/26
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                 77          52          83          55          85
TEMP             53 72 77 75 69 62 58 54 57 75 81 83 75 66 59 56 59 78 83 84 76
DEWPT            40 43 44 48 48 48 48 47 49 52 51 52 51 50 53 51 52 53 50 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   31          82          33          86          30
RH               61 35 31 38 47 60 69 77 75 45 35 34 43 56 80 83 78 42 32 31 42
WIND DIR         SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD         10 11 12 12  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3
WIND GUST        20 23 24                                                      
CLOUDS           FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        24 46 77 64 13  7  6 12 11  7 33 33 23 14 13 10 15 20 51 51 45
VSBY             10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5          10          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                              IS IS IS
TSTMS                  IS                                                      
MIX HGT          <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7 10  9 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        8 26 20 18  6  4  3  3  2  9  9 11  3  3  4  3  3 14 17 12  3
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               8102 70 54  3  2  2  2  2 57 77 90  2  2  2  2  3128 94 65  2
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  C  D  D  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING             11700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.36 29.32 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.24 29.24 29.22 29.22 29.15


Date          Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26
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       56      79      51      69      48      71      53      74
TEMP          61 58 74 68 55 51 65 62 52 49 67 65 55 55 69 68
DEWPT         52 53 57 56 52 49 47 45 44 44 46 46 49 52 59 57
RH            72 83 55 65 90 93 52 54 74 83 47 50 80 90 70 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      70      60      30      20      20      50      70
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC IS    IS IS SC SC NM NM
TSTMS                  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