RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

VAZ046-302000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
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                 79          43          64          42          66
TEMP                70 78 78 62 54 49 45 43 57 63 63 53 49 47 45 43 58 64 65 55
DEWPT               52 53 53 49 42 42 40 40 43 41 40 42 41 41 40 40 44 41 40 43
MAX/MIN RH                   40          87          42          89          39
RH                  53 42 42 62 64 77 82 89 59 44 43 66 74 79 82 89 59 43 40 64
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD             4  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  3  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  2 10 22 17 38 58 39 59 69 92 87 83 86 79 63 62 72 75
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  N SE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD           6 11 12  5  6  6  5  4 11  5  4  4  1  1  1  1  4  4  4  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 12 67 46  3  3  3  3  5 33 18 13  2  1  1  1  1 13 16 11  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  2  2  3  4  4  6  6  2  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 13800 16200 16300 11800 10600
STA PRES            29.46 29.48 29.61 29.68 29.75 29.72 29.75 29.74 29.75 29.68


Date          Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       44      67      45      71      51      71      57      71
TEMP          47 45 65 57 49 47 69 62 54 53 68 64 59 57 69 63
DEWPT         43 44 49 50 49 47 55 56 54 53 62 62 59 57 59 57
RH            86 96 56 77100100 61 81100100 81 93100100 70 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                                  SC SC SC SC SC SC

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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