RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
402 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Date             Wed 04/01/26            Thu 04/02/26            Fri 04/03/26
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                 84          63          84          61          82
TEMP          64 64 75 82 82 75 70 68 65 65 73 81 83 77 71 67 63 62 72 80 81 76
DEWPT         56 56 60 59 58 57 59 60 60 59 61 60 58 56 56 55 57 58 60 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH                   42          87          42          89          42
RH            75 75 60 46 44 54 68 76 84 81 66 49 43 48 59 65 81 87 66 45 42 50
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      10 10 10 10  9  5  5  5  5  5  8  9 10  6  6  8  8  8 10 10 10  5
WIND GUST     23 21                16                17 18 19 19 18    20    16
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     20 23 25 41 61 57 44 43 18 40 33 38 39 35 22 22 20 37 36 28 30 41
VSBY          10 10 10  9  8  8  8 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     40          40          20           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC IS             IS IS                   IS IS   
TSTMS                     SC SC IS                                             
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD     9 14 17 10 14  8  9  8  6 11 12 14 18 14 10  9  8 13 16 18 16  5
DISPERSION    FR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI            6 11 55 47 49  5  6  5  3 12 33 62 73  7  5  6  5 21 55 82 73  4
MAX LVORI      3  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  C  C  C  D  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  E  E  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  6800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.44 29.38 29.43 29.47 29.53 29.50 29.55 29.58 29.61 29.53


Date          Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
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       61      84      61      73      41      64      40      67
TEMP          67 62 82 78 68 63 70 64 50 42 61 57 45 42 65 59
DEWPT         57 58 58 54 58 58 56 45 36 30 29 31 33 33 36 34
RH            70 87 44 43 70 84 61 50 58 62 29 37 62 70 34 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      30      30      80      30       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS SC NM  O SC                     
TSTMS                           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