RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
303 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

VAZ046-040900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
303 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date           03/03/26      Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            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
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                 47          72          53          77          59
TEMP          48 49 49 48 48 49 57 68 70 63 59 58 55 54 63 73 76 70 66 64 62 60
DEWPT         42 44 46 46 46 46 50 53 54 53 53 52 52 52 56 56 56 54 54 54 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   92          55          93          50          83
RH            80 83 89 93 93 89 77 59 57 70 80 80 90 93 78 55 50 57 65 70 78 84
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  8  8  5  6  6  6  5
WIND GUST           18 18                                        17 18 18 17   
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     89 77 71 47 54 64 50 37 45 57 71 64 68 66 62 57 49 56 36 47 48 44
VSBY          10  9  9  7  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30          10          10          10
RAIN                       S  S     S  S                                       
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  S  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    10 10 10  8 12  9  6  3  2  2  2  2  2  5 14 14 13  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           23  7  7  5  8 10  7 11 10  1  1  1  2  6 21 36 74  5            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  6  6  5  4  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  E  E  E  E  D  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  B  E            
CEILING              3800  None  None  None 22400 19500   500  None  None      
STA PRES            29.58 29.54 29.57 29.53 29.52 29.48  29.5 29.44            


Date           03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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       81      62      80      62      77      59      75      56      77
TEMP          78 73 65 62 78 75 68 63 75 71 64 59 74 67 61 57 75 71
DEWPT         58 56 56 57 59 57 57 56 55 53 53 53 53 52 52 51 55 54
RH            50 55 73 84 52 54 68 78 50 53 67 80 48 59 72 80 50 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      10      30      40      40      40      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC IS IS SC SC 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