RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ046-120900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

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

MIN/MAX TEMP                 46          67          39          56          31
TEMP                53 50 48 47 59 66 63 54 49 46 42 40 50 55 54 45 39 35 32 32
DEWPT               47 46 44 45 49 48 44 43 41 40 39 36 36 30 27 31 31 30 29 28
MIN/MAX RH                   93          50          88          35          91
RH                  80 86 86 93 69 52 50 66 74 79 89 85 58 38 35 58 73 82 88 85
WIND DIR             S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             4  3  3  4  6 13 13 11  9  9  8  6  9  9 10  8  6  4  5  6
WIND GUST                             24 23 20                   18            
CLOUDS              B1 CL FW B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC CL
CLOUDS(%)           53  5 11 86 28 39 41 40 47 21 39 20 25 44 78 62 37 43 28  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          20          10           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3  1  2 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          10  9  8  8 16 19 20 17 12 11 10  9 12 12 12  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             FR PR PR PR             PR PR VP PR   
ADI                  5  4  4  9 45 83 52 12 17  8  7 10 50 58 41  8            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  G  D  B  C  D  E  D  E  E  B  C  C  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4500  None      
STA PRES            29.03 28.91 28.85 28.81 28.88 28.92 28.98 29.01            


Date           11/14Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       52      29      54      29      54      30      54      29      57
TEMP          52 41 33 30 52 41 33 30 52 41 34 31 53 41 33 30 56 42
DEWPT         25 27 27 26 30 30 30 28 32 31 31 29 32 32 29 27 32 31
RH            35 57 78 85 43 65 89 92 46 67 89 92 44 70 85 88 40 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5       5

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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