RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ046-080900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
432 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue
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                 64          74          49          75          49
TEMP             74 70 67 66 64 69 72 72 65 59 55 51 49 62 71 74 67 59 56 52 50
DEWPT            59 59 59 60 60 60 58 54 50 47 44 43 43 47 48 47 47 47 46 46 45
MIN/MAX RH                   87          52          79          38          85
RH               59 68 75 81 87 73 61 53 58 64 66 74 80 58 44 38 49 64 69 80 83
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W SW
WIND SPD         11 12 11 10 10 10 10  9  4  3  2  2  2  4  6  5  3  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST        24 26 25 23 21 21 20                                          
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        27 53 63 75 77 69 79 89 47 37 20 16 28 18 10 10  4  6  8 13 15
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          60           5          10           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC SC IS                                       
TSTMS                     IS IS    IS                                          
MIX HGT           2  2  2  2  1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD       10 11 11 20 17 17 26 23 17  4  3  2  2  6 10  9  3            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7 15 15 28 28 33 74 73 12  2  2  1  2 12 61 71  2            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  1300   300  3800  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.29 29.22 29.20 29.23 29.35 29.39 29.42 29.35            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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       81      60      83      54      67      34      56      43      65
TEMP          78 72 62 61 80 78 71 58 54 46 39 35 53 52 48 44 62 58
DEWPT         51 53 56 57 61 58 57 53 36 22 21 20 23 28 32 34 34 34
RH            39 51 81 87 52 50 61 83 50 38 48 54 31 39 54 68 35 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      10      50      60      10      10      20      10
RAIN                                   L  C              S         
RAIN SHWRS                      IS 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