RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

VAZ046-140900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date           11/12/26      Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 41          55          29          52          29
TEMP                      42 41 51 54 54 45 39 34 31 29 45 51 51 42 37 34 31 30
DEWPT                     35 33 33 30 25 27 28 28 26 25 28 26 25 26 26 26 25 25
MIN/MAX RH                   79          32          83          35          83
RH                        76 73 50 40 32 49 64 78 81 85 51 37 36 53 64 72 78 81
WIND DIR                   W  W  N NW  N  N NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   9  8 10  9  8  6  4  4  5  5 10 11 11  6  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                 19             17                21 21 17            
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 16 17 18 35 63 29 14 22  4  1  1 38 15  3  3  0  1  0
VSBY                      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                   <1 <1  5  6  7  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  N NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD                11 10 14 12 13 13  8  8  9  9 14 18 18 11 10 10  9 10
DISPERSION                PR             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        8 11 60 58 47  6  4  4  4 10 58 86 79  5  5  5  4 11
MAX LVORI                  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4
STABILITY                  E  B  C  C  D  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.93 28.99 29.03 29.13 29.19 29.28 29.33 29.44 29.50


Date           11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       56      28      56      28      58      28      63      28      65
TEMP          55 46 34 30 54 45 33 29 56 46 33 29 60 47 34 30 63 50
DEWPT         30 31 29 27 32 32 30 27 33 33 30 26 32 32 29 26 31 33
RH            38 55 82 88 43 60 89 92 42 60 89 88 35 56 82 85 30 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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