RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

VAZ046-060800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed
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                 58          77          47          68          44
TEMP                      59 58 69 77 77 63 57 52 49 48 62 68 68 56 50 47 45 46
DEWPT                     58 58 58 54 51 50 47 45 44 42 42 42 42 44 44 45 44 45
MIN/MAX RH                  100          41          82          39         100
RH                        96100 68 45 40 62 69 77 83 80 48 39 39 64 80 93 96 96
WIND DIR                   N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   0  0  3  3  2  3  4  3  4  4  6  4  3  2  1  1  1  3
CLOUDS                    OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                100 85 36 15 15 14  7 16  6 13  5  3  3  1  2  2  2  1
VSBY                       4  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF  F                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N  N NW  N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S  W SW
T WIND SPD                 1  4 11  6  9 13  4  3  4  6 10  4  1  2  2  2  2  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  4 27 36 49  6  2  2  2  7 38 22  5  1  1  1  1  2
MAX LVORI                  8  9  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  2  2  3  4  7  8  9
STABILITY                  D  C  B  B  B  G  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B
CEILING                     400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.36 29.39 29.34 29.42 29.45 29.49 29.40 29.40 29.37


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       76      51      81      52      77      52      74      51      70
TEMP          74 65 54 53 80 70 57 53 76 66 56 54 73 65 55 53 68 63
DEWPT         53 54 54 52 57 55 52 49 53 53 51 50 53 52 51 50 56 57
RH            48 68100 96 45 59 83 86 45 63 83 86 49 63 86 89 65 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                    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