RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ046-122000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                 80          54          83          61          88
TEMP          62 63 72 78 78 69 64 60 58 56 73 81 81 71 67 65 63 62 79 87 86 75
DEWPT         61 59 61 61 61 60 58 57 55 56 63 64 66 64 63 62 60 60 66 68 70 68
MAX/MIN RH                   53         100          56          95          54
RH            97 87 68 56 56 73 81 90 90100 71 56 60 79 87 90 90 93 64 53 59 79
WIND DIR      NW  W  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD       6  5  6  8  5  1  1  1  1  3  4  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  5
WIND GUST                                            16                        
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     39 11  9 20 42  9 12  9  7  4  1  1  3  1  1  1  1  2  1  3 14 13
VSBY           7  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  N NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD     4  4 13 12  9  2  3  3  2  1  5 10 13  4  5  5  5  4  9  9 14  4
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI            2  5 52 64 35  1  2  2  1  1 11 40 47  2  3  3  3  5 21 38 48  2
MAX LVORI      9  5  1  1  1  3  5  7  7 10  3  1  1  4  6  6  6  6  2  1  1  5
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.24 29.25 29.29 29.31 29.32 29.27 29.28 29.31 29.33 29.27


Date          Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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       65      79      62      82      47      59      36      59
TEMP          68 66 78 71 64 63 80 66 54 48 56 48 40 37 57 50
DEWPT         66 63 66 65 63 63 65 55 45 38 36 35 33 31 35 37
RH            93 90 67 81 97100 60 68 71 68 47 60 76 79 43 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
POP 12HR            5      10      10      10      10       5       5       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