RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ046-052100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date             Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 74          60          71          45          63
TEMP                69 73 73 68 66 64 63 61 66 69 69 58 54 50 47 45 56 62 62 50
DEWPT               65 67 67 67 66 64 63 60 60 57 54 53 50 47 45 42 43 39 36 36
MAX/MIN RH                   81         100          58          92          37
RH                  87 81 81 97100100100 97 81 66 59 83 86 89 93 89 62 43 38 58
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             9  9  8  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  9  9  9  6
WIND GUST              19                                                      
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)          100100 87 81 80 82 83 87 78 53 27 14 10  4  5  3  1  0  1  1
VSBY                 9 10 10 10  9  5  4  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          50          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS SC SC SC SC SC                                    
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          16 17 11 10 10  8  6  9  6  6  8 10 10  9 11 11 11 12 12 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                 29 36 19  7  5  4  3  7 10 21 24  5  5  4  5 12 37 48 49  5
MAX LVORI            4  4  3  6  9  9  9  6  4  3  2  4  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  D  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING              1000  1700  3300   200  1000  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.23 29.19 29.19 29.17 29.16 29.13 29.21 29.23 29.29 29.29


Date          Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       36      64      37      66      37      69      39      66
TEMP          41 37 62 50 41 38 63 53 41 39 66 57 44 40 64 51
DEWPT         36 36 39 37 34 34 35 35 34 34 38 37 37 37 38 38
RH            82 96 43 61 76 85 35 50 76 82 36 47 76 89 38 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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