RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

VAZ046-272000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Date             Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26
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                 76          58          74          60          78
TEMP             57 68 74 74 66 63 61 59 59 69 74 74 67 65 63 61 61 73 77 76 68
DEWPT            50 52 52 52 52 54 54 52 54 57 59 58 59 60 59 58 59 61 61 60 61
MAX/MIN RH                   45          81          59          94          55
RH               77 57 46 46 61 72 78 78 83 66 59 57 75 84 87 90 93 66 58 58 78
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NE NE NE  N NW  N SW SE  E
WIND SPD          6  9  9  9  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        62 49 45 59 81 79 82 92 88 67 84 69 81 87 94 77 75 70 69 42 26
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          20          20          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS       IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW  N NW  W  W  W  N NW NW  N NE  N  N  N NW NW  W  E
T WIND SPD       11 17 17 19 18  4  5  2  2  3  4  4  9 10  5  1  3  4  4  1  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               9 53 74 81 12  2  3  1  2 11 14 19  4  5  3  1  3 14 18  6  1
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  4  5  6  7  6  2  2  3  4
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING              None 10800  3500  3200  3400  3300  2900  3300  3400  None
STA PRES            29.08 29.08 29.14 29.15 29.20 29.20 29.27 29.29 29.34 29.32


Date          Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       58      83      60      87      64      86      62      75
TEMP          61 60 82 73 64 61 85 77 67 65 84 75 66 63 73 68
DEWPT         60 59 60 59 58 57 59 59 59 60 63 64 61 57 60 60
RH            97 96 47 62 81 87 41 54 75 84 49 69 84 81 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        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