RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

VAZ046-142000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date             Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26
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                 88          65          72          60          85
TEMP             63 76 85 86 79 74 71 69 66 69 71 71 66 63 62 62 63 78 85 80 68
DEWPT            59 63 65 66 66 66 67 67 65 62 60 59 64 63 62 62 63 67 65 64 56
MAX/MIN RH                   50         100          66         100          52
RH               87 64 51 51 64 76 87 93 97 78 68 66 93100100100100 69 51 58 65
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W SW  W  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  S SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD          6  5  6  5  4  3  2  3  6  8  6  5  3  2  1  4  8 11 16 16 18
WIND GUST                                                           21 28 29 32
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         0  0  0  2  5 15 46 56 68 83 87 91 83 63 53 43 29 11 10 23 39
VSBY             10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                               IS                                    
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  2
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W  W SW SW  W SW NE NE NE NE NE  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD        4  9 11 14  3  4  3  1  3 14 16 13 11  4  4  4  5 11 14 20  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD
ADI               5 19 45 66  2  2  2  1  4 25 30 23  5  2  2  3  6 31 45 62  9
MAX LVORI         5  2  1  1  3  4  6  8  7  3  3  3  6  9  9  9  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  E  B  C  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1300   500   400  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.32 29.28 29.30 29.32 29.40 29.42 29.39 29.28 29.20 29.06


Date          Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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       49      59      37      61      39      65      47      69
TEMP          54 49 56 49 41 39 57 51 42 41 61 57 50 49 66 60
DEWPT         44 40 35 35 33 33 36 39 38 39 47 49 48 48 54 53
RH            69 71 45 58 73 79 45 63 86 92 60 75 93 96 65 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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