RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VAZ046-070800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date           10/06/26      Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            Fri
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                 45          74          53          82          53
TEMP             56 49 47 45 46 61 70 74 64 58 56 54 55 73 80 81 70 61 57 54 54
DEWPT            47 45 44 43 45 52 56 56 57 56 56 54 54 58 58 56 56 54 52 50 50
MIN/MAX RH                   97          53         100          42          90
RH               72 86 89 93 96 72 61 53 78 93100100 96 59 47 42 61 78 83 86 86
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          1  1  1  2  3  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  8  5  4  3  2  2  3
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)         9 13 16 22 12 16  4 15  1  0  0 17 23  3  4  9  6  9 13 26 19
VSBY             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 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR        S SW SW NW  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD        1  1  1  1  2 11 10 10  4  4  3  3  2 11  8 10  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  1  1  2 29 42 42  2  2  2  2  2 31 45 61  2            
MAX LVORI         4  6  7  8  8  3  1  1  4  6 10 10  8  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.41 29.39 29.35 29.26 29.27 29.25 29.27 29.23            


Date           10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       76      52      73      55      67      59      74      57      76
TEMP          75 64 54 53 70 62 56 56 64 63 62 60 70 66 60 59 73 66
DEWPT         52 53 50 49 54 55 55 56 63 62 62 60 65 64 60 59 63 62
RH            45 67 86 86 57 78 96100 97 97100100 84 93100100 71 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      70      70      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM NM NM 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