RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

VAZ046-050800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed
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                 55          76          46          68          43
TEMP                59 58 57 57 70 76 76 63 57 51 47 47 62 67 67 57 50 47 44 46
DEWPT               59 58 57 57 60 55 51 52 49 46 43 42 42 44 42 45 44 43 43 44
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42          86          40         100
RH                 100100100100 71 48 42 67 75 83 86 83 48 43 40 64 80 86 96 93
WIND DIR             N  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SW SW SW
WIND SPD             0  1  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  4  4  6  3  3  2  1  1  2  3
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           83 87 89 71 51 19 13 10  0  1  1  0  1  2  4  2  2  2  2  0
VSBY                 6  2  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF  F  F  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NE  N NW  N NW  N NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD           3  5  1  2  8  9  9 17  5  4  2  3 10  3  1  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  1  2 19 50 54  8  3  2  1  4 39 16  5  1            
MAX LVORI           10  9 10  9  3  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              1100   800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.37 29.35 29.39 29.35 29.44 29.47 29.49 29.40            


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       75      51      80      52      78      52      73      51      68
TEMP          73 65 55 53 79 69 57 53 76 67 57 53 72 65 55 53 66 63
DEWPT         54 55 53 52 56 55 52 51 54 53 51 49 51 50 50 50 55 57
RH            51 70 93 96 45 61 83 93 46 61 80 86 48 58 83 89 68 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS 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