RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date             Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 65          42          66          41          73
TEMP                59 64 64 53 48 45 43 44 57 64 65 53 48 45 43 42 62 71 72 61
DEWPT               43 40 39 42 42 42 41 42 47 44 42 45 45 44 43 42 52 54 54 54
MAX/MIN RH                   40          96          44         100          51
RH                  55 41 40 66 80 89 93 93 69 48 43 74 89 96100100 70 55 53 78
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  S  S SE SE  N  W  W  W  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD             4  5  4  2  1  1  0  1  2  2  3  1  0  1  1  1  2  4  4  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           45 62 54 46 61 59 68 66 68 62 17 14 27 18 13 12  6  8  9  8
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1                        
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  S  S SE SE                        
T WIND SPD           5  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  6  4                        
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 22 16  3  2  2  2  3  9 19 22  2                        
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  5  7  6  3  2  2  3                        
STABILITY            B  B  D  G  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G                        
CEILING              None  None  None  9600  8700  None  None                  
STA PRES            29.80 29.73 29.74 29.73 29.71 29.63                        


Date          Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       49      73      58      74      58      73      53      70
TEMP          52 51 72 65 60 59 71 67 62 60 70 64 57 54 68 60
DEWPT         52 51 62 62 60 59 67 65 62 60 64 61 56 54 55 53
RH           100100 71 90100100 87 93100100 81 90 96100 63 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      40      60      50      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS   
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