RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

VAZ046-182000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
802 AM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

Date             Wed 03/18/26            Thu 03/19/26            Fri 03/20/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 45          30          58          40          66
TEMP                33 40 44 38 33 33 32 33 45 55 58 53 47 45 42 41 55 63 66 60
DEWPT               10 10 11 15 15 17 18 21 25 29 33 34 36 37 36 37 41 41 42 42
MAX/MIN RH                   26          61          35          87          42
RH                  38 28 26 38 47 51 56 61 45 37 39 48 65 73 79 85 59 44 42 51
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW NW NW SE  S SW  S
WIND SPD             4  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  5
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           25 24 30 26 23 41 45 38 67 66 57 76 60 36 22 26 51 65 58 75
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT              4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SW  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW NW SE  S SW  S
T WIND SPD           3  6  6  9  3  4  4  3  6  6  8  3  3  2  2  1  4  8 12 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 17 40 40  4  2  2  2  4 13 24 25  2  2  1  1  1 12 22 37  8
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  2  2  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  D  C  D  F  F  G  G  B  B  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  6500  8600  None  None  None  3800
STA PRES            29.66 29.59 29.57 29.51 29.48 29.39 29.41 29.40 29.40 29.28


Date          Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       49      74      51      79      51      66      35      53
TEMP          53 51 71 66 57 53 77 72 59 53 60 56 42 38 50 47
DEWPT         44 45 49 48 46 47 51 49 46 40 36 32 28 25 28 30
RH            71 80 46 52 67 80 40 44 62 61 41 40 57 59 42 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20       5       0      10      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS                   IS IS IS             IS

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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