RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

VAZ046-302000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
402 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date             Mon 03/30/26            Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26
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                 71          56          80          62          84
TEMP          47 50 61 69 71 67 63 60 58 58 71 78 80 75 70 68 65 63 76 82 83 77
DEWPT         39 42 47 48 49 49 49 49 51 52 55 56 56 55 56 56 56 56 59 59 59 58
MAX/MIN RH                   45          81          43          79          43
RH            74 74 60 47 46 52 60 67 77 80 57 47 44 50 61 65 73 78 56 46 44 52
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       9  9 12 12 12  8 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 10 12 12 12 11 10 10  9  5
WIND GUST     20 20 24 24 23 19 20 21 23 21 23 23 25 23 25 25 25 23 21         
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     66 74 57 57 43 17  6  6  6  8 13 21 23 28 21 21 21 22 30 71 71 72
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                     10           5          10           5          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                             NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR     S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD    10 12 20 23 23  9 10  9  9  8 19 16 20 10 11 10  9 14 24 17 13  3
DISPERSION    PR             PR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR             PR
ADI            9 14 43 68 95  6  7  6  6  6 55 67 86  7 10  9  8 21 79 59 44  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING              4400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4000
STA PRES            29.62 29.54 29.54 29.52 29.51 29.43 29.42 29.42 29.45 29.43


Date          Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26
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       61      82      60      81      63      82      63      78
TEMP          67 61 80 75 66 62 78 75 67 65 81 76 68 64 76 70
DEWPT         59 58 58 55 55 56 58 56 58 59 60 58 59 57 56 52
RH            75 90 47 50 68 81 50 52 73 81 49 54 73 78 50 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      30      10      40      20      40      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC       IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS                      IS       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