RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

VAZ046-180800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

Date           10/17/26      Sun 10/18/26            Mon 10/19/26            Tue
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                 38          59          38          63          43
TEMP             49 45 42 40 39 50 57 57 48 44 42 40 41 56 62 60 52 49 47 44 46
DEWPT            35 33 32 30 30 30 30 32 33 33 32 31 31 36 38 40 40 39 37 35 34
MIN/MAX RH                   71          35          71          41          69
RH               58 62 67 67 70 46 35 38 56 65 67 70 67 47 41 47 63 68 68 70 63
WIND DIR          N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          8  6  5  6  9 12 11 10  5  4  4  5  6 11 11  9  4  4  5  6  6
WIND GUST        20                                                            
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  1  1  1  0  1  3  2  1  0  1  1  8  6 12 22 19 24 18 23 16
VSBY             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          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD       10 10 11 10 10 19 17 17  8  5  5  6  9 20 18 18  6            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP PR             VP VP PR PR   
ADI               7  5  5  5  8 56 58 55  4  3  3  3 10 58 61 59  3            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.70 29.76 29.83 29.77 29.76 29.70 29.66 29.56            


Date           10/20Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26
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       71      45      66      43      69      46      68      45      65
TEMP          70 57 49 47 63 56 48 45 66 58 50 47 65 57 50 47 62 58
DEWPT         39 43 43 42 45 46 44 42 45 47 45 44 47 48 47 46 48 49
RH            32 59 80 83 52 69 86 89 47 67 83 89 52 72 89 96 60 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       5       5      10       5

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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