RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

VAZ046-082100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Date             Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25            Wed 12/10/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 29          12          35          27          47
TEMP                   28 26 25 23 19 14 13 25 31 34 32 30 30 29 28 38 44 45 39
DEWPT                  26 23 21 18 15 11  8 16 20 23 24 25 27 28 28 34 35 35 35
MAX/MIN RH                   84          89          60         100          65
RH                     92 88 84 81 84 88 80 68 63 64 72 81 88 96100 85 70 68 85
WIND DIR               NE NE NE  N  N NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD               11 10  6  5  3  2  2  3  6  6  6  8  8 10 11 12 12 12 10
WIND GUST              23    17                         18 19 21 23 26 25 24 23
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              95 95 94 55 31 26 34 25 31 32 48 54 61 61 64 74 77 75 51
VSBY                    1  1  2  6  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          30           0           0           5
SNOW                    D  C  C                                                
MIX HGT                 2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE  N  N  N  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             23 21 17 14  3  1  1  3 11 14  9 10 10 10 19 20 19 13 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR PR PR FR             FR
ADI                    45 36 12 10  2  1  1  4 27 28  6  9  9  9 21 33 34 19 10
MAX LVORI               4  4  4  4  6  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  4
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  G  G  B  B  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    3200  None  None  None  None  None  9600 11800  7300
STA PRES                  29.49 29.55 29.53 29.50 29.35 29.27 29.13 29.00 28.95


Date          Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       29      42      25      42      23      35      17      34
TEMP          35 30 40 35 31 26 40 34 29 23 34 28 23 17 31 26
DEWPT         30 26 26 26 23 23 26 26 23 17 11  9  7  6  8  8
RH            82 85 57 69 72 88 57 72 78 77 38 44 50 61 37 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       5      20      20      10       5       5       5
RAIN                                S                        
SNOW                          S  S  S                        

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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