RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-092000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date             Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 77          56          69          59          70
TEMP          54 53 68 74 74 64 61 58 57 57 62 65 64 61 60 60 61 62 65 68 69 67
DEWPT         46 46 49 46 47 52 51 50 49 49 52 53 55 58 59 60 61 62 65 67 69 66
MAX/MIN RH                   35          78          64         100          95
RH            74 77 51 37 38 65 70 75 75 75 70 65 73 90 96100100100100 97100 97
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  S
WIND SPD       2  3  2  2  3  1  1  2  4  5  6  9 10 11 10 12 13 12 10  9  6  6
WIND GUST                                            24 23 25 25 23          17
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)     87 87 75 74 79 80 81 88 85 85 87 85 94 93 94 98 98100100 95 95 69
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          50         100         100
RAIN                                                  L  L  D  D  D  D  D      
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC                       O SC
TSTMS                                                                     IS IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S
T WIND SPD     2  2  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  9 17 14 10 10 14 12 11  5  4  8  3
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR             PR
ADI            1  2 10 17  9  1  1  2  2  5 17 52 36  9  9 13 11 14  7  6 12  2
MAX LVORI      3  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  3  5  6  5  7  5  8  8  7  8
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING             30500 28500 23500 19500 14100  9100  1500   500   400   200
STA PRES            29.51 29.50 29.54 29.62 29.67 29.63 29.62 29.47 29.35 29.21


Date          Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      79      58      81      59      76      55      71
TEMP          64 62 75 69 60 59 78 71 62 59 73 67 58 55 68 63
DEWPT         64 62 66 65 60 59 65 64 60 57 60 60 56 53 56 58
RH           100100 74 87100100 64 79 93 93 64 78 93 93 65 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           40      10       0       0       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                                          
TSTMS         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