RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

VAZ046-040800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

Date           10/03/25      Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            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                 47          77          50          78          54
TEMP          73 61 54 51 48 48 68 75 76 66 60 57 54 52 66 74 76 68 63 60 57 56
DEWPT         47 46 47 46 45 45 53 50 50 54 53 52 52 52 54 55 56 57 57 56 55 56
MIN/MAX RH                   92          39         100          48         100
RH            40 58 77 83 89 89 59 41 40 65 78 83 93100 65 51 50 68 81 87 93100
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  W  W  W SW  S SE  S  S SW SW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD       3  2  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  4  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      5 10  8  4  9 11  2  6  3  3  3  8 16 18 22 24 18 10 10 16 20 20
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                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SW  W  W  W  W SW  S SE  S  W NW NW  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD     2  2  1  2  2  2  3  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  5  3  3  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           10  1  1  1  1  2  9  5 10  1  1  1  1  2 18 16 16  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  4  5  7  6  2  2  2  3  4  6  7  9  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.58 29.57 29.56 29.56 29.51 29.54 29.56 29.60 29.56            


Date           10/06Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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       79      56      80      61      76      52      66      45      69
TEMP          76 70 62 58 77 72 66 62 74 66 58 53 64 57 50 47 66 60
DEWPT         60 61 60 58 64 64 64 62 65 62 53 48 48 48 45 45 52 53
RH            58 73 93100 64 76 93100 74 87 83 83 56 72 83 93 61 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      40      30      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC SC SC                  
TSTMS                                    IS                        

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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