RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

VAZ046-100800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date           10/09/26      Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            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                 56          65          59          71          62
TEMP                59 57 56 56 63 65 65 60 60 60 61 62 66 69 71 68 65 64 62 62
DEWPT               52 51 50 50 53 55 55 58 59 60 61 62 66 69 71 67 65 64 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   82          67         100          98         100
RH                  78 80 80 80 70 70 70 93 96100100100100100100 97100100100100
WIND DIR             E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             1  2  4  5  8  9  9  9 10 11 13 12 10  8  8  6  6  6  9  8
WIND GUST                             19 21 21 23 25                           
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           83 83 85 87 93 85 95 94 93 99100100100 90 90 69 60 54 56 33
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10  7  4  4  3  2  4  7  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          40         100         100          30
RAIN                                   S  C  C  D  D                           
RAIN SHWRS                                            O  O  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SW            
T WIND SPD           3  3  4  5  9 17 18 14 11  8  9 10 11  6  6  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  3  4 17 38 46 13 10  7  8 11 15  9 11  5            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  4  3  3  3  5  7  8  8  7  5  8  7  9            
STABILITY            F  F  E  C  C  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING             23900 19500 11200  7700  2300   400   400  1100  5700      
STA PRES            29.58 29.62 29.68 29.65 29.63 29.51 29.42 29.25            


Date           10/12Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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       79      58      82      60      75      53      69      55      71
TEMP          77 68 60 59 79 72 63 60 72 65 56 54 66 62 56 55 68 64
DEWPT         66 65 60 59 67 66 62 58 60 60 56 54 56 57 56 55 59 59
RH            69 90100100 67 81 97 93 66 84100100 70 84100100 73 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0      10       5      10       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       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