RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

VAZ046-310800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date           10/30/26      Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            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                 46          65          43          66          41
TEMP                57 53 50 48 56 63 63 53 49 47 45 44 58 64 64 53 48 45 44 43
DEWPT               38 39 38 38 42 40 39 42 41 41 40 40 43 40 39 42 41 42 42 43
MIN/MAX RH                   78          41          86          38          98
RH                  49 59 63 68 59 43 41 66 74 79 82 86 57 41 40 66 77 89 93100
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  E  E  E NW  W
WIND SPD             4  4  4  4  6  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           11 15 11 23 43 43 83 59 81 83 74 58 45 49 46 50 58 68 56 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  N  N  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           8  6  6  4 11  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  3  3  5 33 21 16  1  1  1  1  2 12 17 10  3            
MAX LVORI            3  4  6  5  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None 14700  9700  9100  None  None  8700      
STA PRES            29.61 29.69 29.75 29.73 29.76 29.78 29.79 29.72            


Date           11/02Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       68      45      71      53      71      59      72      56      71
TEMP          66 57 48 47 67 61 55 54 68 64 60 60 69 64 59 57 68 62
DEWPT         46 49 48 47 54 56 55 54 62 62 60 60 65 63 59 57 58 56
RH            48 75100100 63 84100100 81 93100100 87 97100100 70 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      40      50      60      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC NM SC SC 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