RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ046-130900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 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          56          30          53          28
TEMP                49 46 43 41 52 55 55 45 39 35 31 30 46 52 51 41 36 33 31 30
DEWPT               41 39 37 36 38 32 28 31 30 29 28 27 30 28 25 27 28 27 27 27
MIN/MAX RH                   82          35          88          35          92
RH                  74 76 79 82 59 41 35 58 70 78 88 88 53 39 36 57 72 78 85 88
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             9  9 10  8  9  8  8  6  3  3  4  5  9 11 12  6  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST           21 20 20             17                      17            
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           37 46 40 55 63 60 47 40 45 42 10  8 10 37 21 10 12  5  0  0
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          12 11 10 10 13 11  9 10  5  5  6  6 12 14 16  9            
DISPERSION          PR PR FR             PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  8 10  7 11 38 37 58  5  3  3  3  7 47 72 72  4            
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  D  E  D  D  D  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  3700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.89 28.90 28.96 29.01 29.12 29.18 29.26 29.32            


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      55      28      57      28      61      28      65
TEMP          54 43 33 29 53 45 33 30 55 45 32 29 59 47 34 30 63 51
DEWPT         31 32 31 28 32 33 31 29 33 34 31 28 32 33 31 28 33 35
RH            41 65 92 96 44 62 92 96 43 65 96 96 36 58 89 92 32 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW 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