RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

VAZ046-212000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

Date             Tue 04/21/26            Wed 04/22/26            Thu 04/23/26
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                 66          49          79          52          83
TEMP                53 62 66 61 56 53 50 53 72 78 76 69 62 56 52 56 74 80 82 75
DEWPT               23 24 27 30 32 33 35 39 45 46 48 50 49 49 48 49 53 52 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   22          58          33          85          33
RH                  31 23 23 31 40 46 56 59 38 32 37 51 62 77 86 77 48 38 33 43
WIND DIR             S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW
WIND SPD             3  5  6  5  8  8  8  9 10 11 10  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  3
WIND GUST                          18 19 19 20 21 20                           
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            3  5  9 29 68 43 42 51 53 57 57 39 25 16  8  6  6 30 30 26
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40           5          10
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC                           
TSTMS                                          IS                              
MIX HGT              4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NW  W  W
T WIND SPD           3  8 12  5  6  8  8 16 21 26 35 10  5  4  3  3 11  6  9  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 47 66  3  6  7  7 17106 79135  5  3  2  2  3 70 64 80  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  B  F  D  D  D  B  B  D  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None 14500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.67 29.52 29.47 29.40 29.34 29.30 29.32 29.31 29.32 29.23


Date          Fri 04/24/26Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26
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       55      85      57      81      53      68      47      71
TEMP          61 59 84 77 63 60 77 72 58 54 65 63 53 50 68 66
DEWPT         51 51 50 50 50 51 56 57 54 51 51 48 47 45 48 49
RH            70 75 31 39 62 72 48 59 86 90 60 58 80 83 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10      10      60      60      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM NM SC SC SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                              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