RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

VAZ046-210800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

Date           04/20/26      Tue 04/21/26            Wed 04/22/26            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                 29          68          48          80          50
TEMP          62 51 43 38 34 35 51 62 67 60 55 53 51 53 71 78 77 69 62 57 53 56
DEWPT         20 19 19 19 20 21 22 24 27 29 30 32 35 38 45 46 46 47 47 48 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   65          21          60          31          82
RH            20 28 38 46 56 56 32 23 22 31 38 44 54 57 39 32 33 45 58 72 80 74
WIND DIR      NW  N  N NE NE  N  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW
WIND SPD      11  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  8  6  8  8  8  8 10 10 10  6  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                                  20                  
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)      4  3  3  9  4  5  5  7 11 25 56 49 47 52 55 60 59 42 16 20 15  5
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          10
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  N NE NE  N NE  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    16  5  5  3  2  4  3  9 16  6  6  8  8 16 27 28 26  6            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           84  3  3  2  1  5 16 51 85  3  6  7  7 17101134 70  5            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  D  D  D  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.51 29.59 29.65 29.66 29.50 29.43 29.35 29.32 29.30            


Date           04/23Fri 04/24/26Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26
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       85      54      85      59      83      56      76      52      71
TEMP          82 74 60 59 83 76 62 62 82 72 62 57 73 70 57 54 68 68
DEWPT         49 48 49 50 49 49 50 52 54 54 53 52 52 50 51 51 53 53
RH            32 40 67 72 31 39 65 70 38 53 72 83 48 49 80 90 59 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10      50      50      50      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC SC 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