RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

VAZ046-100800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
802 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/09/26      Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            Thu
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                 51          81          61          82          49
TEMP                59 56 53 53 69 79 81 72 67 65 62 61 70 77 79 78 73 72 65 53
DEWPT               45 45 44 44 48 52 54 56 57 57 58 58 62 62 61 57 57 57 56 51
MIN/MAX RH                   74          39          90          48          94
RH                  60 66 71 71 47 39 39 57 70 75 87 90 76 60 54 48 57 59 73 93
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             3  3  2  2  5  8  8  3  5  5  5  5  8 10 12 10 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST                                                  21 24 24 27 27 28 27
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)            6 11 25 14  5  5 16 10  9 39 62 79 71 53 53 56 55 71 89 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          30          50
RAIN                                                                       C   
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC       SC     O
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           4  4  3  3  5 11 14  5  5  5  5  5 11 12 26 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                  2  2  2  4  8 62103  3  3  3  4  4 17 44 78 11            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  6  6  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  C  D  C  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 21900  8100  None 15700      
STA PRES            29.38 29.39 29.42 29.36 29.38 29.31 29.29 29.18            


Date           03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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       60      32      59      43      67      45      73      50      59
TEMP          52 46 37 33 55 56 50 43 64 60 50 47 70 69 63 51 58 49
DEWPT         34 22 22 23 24 29 33 31 34 37 37 40 48 49 50 42 28 23
RH            50 38 54 66 30 35 52 62 32 42 61 76 45 49 62 71 32 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           80       0       0       0       0       0      20      50      40
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                  IS 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