RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

VAZ046-030800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date           10/02/26      Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 61          62          56          64          58
TEMP                74 71 68 62 61 61 61 59 58 58 58 58 62 64 64 64 62 61 60 59
DEWPT               66 66 63 60 57 57 55 56 58 58 58 58 62 63 63 63 61 60 60 59
MIN/MAX RH                   93          83         100          96         100
RH                  76 84 84 93 87 87 81 90100100100100100 97 97 97 97 97100100
WIND DIR             W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N NW  W NW  N
WIND SPD             2  6 11 12 10  9  8  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3
CLOUDS              B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           61 71 89 87 93 91 95 93 92 91 95 96 96 93 95 92 93 92 92 81
VSBY                10 10 10  8  7  8  6  8  6  5  3  3  3  3  3  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40          60          80          90          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC  O  O  O  O NM NM IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           4  5 20 21 17 14 13 11 11 10 10 11  9  6  6  5            
DISPERSION          VP PR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  4 23 34 31 27 22  8  5  5  7 13 13 10 11  3            
MAX LVORI            5  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  9  9  8  5  5  7  7  9            
STABILITY            F  E  D  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  E  D  D  C  C  F            
CEILING             22700  2100   500   500   500   500   500   400  1200      
STA PRES            29.31 29.40 29.50 29.49 29.50 29.45 29.44 29.38            


Date           10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       74      48      64      43      67      46      74      49      76
TEMP          74 66 54 49 63 55 45 44 66 57 48 47 72 63 52 50 74 65
DEWPT         62 58 48 42 43 43 41 41 46 47 45 45 52 52 50 49 53 53
RH            66 75 80 77 48 64 86 89 48 69 89 93 49 67 93 96 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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