RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

VAZ046-172000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Date             Fri 04/17/26            Sat 04/18/26            Sun 04/19/26
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                 85          58          90          61          63
TEMP          65 65 78 84 85 76 68 64 59 61 79 88 89 83 76 72 65 62 63 60 60 55
DEWPT         57 57 53 51 49 50 50 50 51 53 55 54 53 53 55 55 56 53 46 40 32 28
MAX/MIN RH                   29          77          29          75          34
RH            75 75 42 32 29 40 52 60 75 75 44 31 29 36 48 55 73 72 54 47 35 35
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW  W NE  N  N NE  S SW SW  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  5  8  8  5  2  2  2  2  2  4  8  9  6  6  6  9 11 11 10 11  8
WIND GUST                                               18 17    23 21 21    18
CLOUDS        B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 CL
CLOUDS(%)     55 24 18  6  7 15  8 22 19 12 27 29 31 52 57 65 80 92 84 73 64  5
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           5          40          70
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                     SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  8 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW  N  E SW SW SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     4 10 14 13 11  2  2  2  2  1  9 12 14  6  8 12 14 23 20 20 24  9
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI            3 10 92117119  1  1  1  1  1 41 94128  5  5  8 13 32 50 85119  6
MAX LVORI      4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  A  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  8400  5000  2500  None
STA PRES            29.28 29.25 29.27 29.29 29.27 29.15 29.11 29.10 29.27 29.32


Date          Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26Thu 04/23/26
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       40      64      35      69      49      82      54      82
TEMP          44 44 61 57 41 40 64 63 53 52 80 74 60 58 80 75
DEWPT         25 26 23 20 22 21 27 30 34 36 40 41 43 47 47 47
RH            47 49 23 23 46 46 24 29 48 54 24 30 53 67 31 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0      10      10      10

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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