RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

VAZ046-070900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1232 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 59          80          55          78          63
TEMP                   64 61 60 69 79 79 69 64 59 58 56 65 75 78 73 69 67 64 63
DEWPT                  55 56 55 58 58 58 56 56 55 55 56 59 61 60 58 59 59 59 58
MIN/MAX RH                   86          48          97          55          84
RH                     73 84 84 68 49 49 63 75 87 90100 81 62 54 59 70 75 84 84
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  E  E  E  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                8  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  9 12 12 10 11 10 10  8
WIND GUST              19 17                            19 24 25 23 25 23 20 18
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              52 67 68 36 16 28 39 43 39 57 58 54 57 57 55 55 48 71 72
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  5  4  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          20          20          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS             SC SC SC SC       IS
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW  S NE NE  E  E  E  S  S  S SW            
T WIND SPD              8  9  5  5  3  4  9  6  5  4  3  3  5 11  9            
DISPERSION             PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                     7  6  6  9 18 29  4  5  3  3  4  5 11 30  8            
MAX LVORI               3  4  5  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  8  4  2  1  3            
STABILITY               D  E  D  B  B  B  F  E  F  E  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.46 29.53 29.54 29.59 29.56 29.53 29.42            


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       74      53      74      56      79      61      80      55      65
TEMP          73 66 59 54 72 67 59 57 77 72 65 63 78 74 68 60 57 50
DEWPT         55 50 49 48 49 49 50 51 57 57 58 58 59 56 57 50 41 28
RH            53 56 69 80 44 52 72 80 50 59 78 84 52 53 68 69 55 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           40      20      20      10      20      10      30      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS       IS          IS          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