RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
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                 55          83          63          88          66
TEMP          77 67 61 58 56 56 73 81 82 71 67 65 63 63 79 86 87 77 71 69 67 66
DEWPT         61 65 61 58 56 56 63 65 66 65 63 63 61 61 67 68 70 69 67 66 65 64
MIN/MAX RH                  100          55          92          55          95
RH            58 93100100100100 71 58 58 81 87 93 93 93 67 55 57 76 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR      NW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  N NE
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  3  4  6
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     12 17 18 24  5  0 12  3  4  1  0  1  4  0  1  6 14 13 19 24 43 41
VSBY          10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     6  1  3  3  2  3  5 12 14  4  5  5  4  4  9 14 16  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           25  1  2  2  1  4  9 51 56  2  3  3  2  5 22 58 49  3            
MAX LVORI      2  8 10 10 10  9  3  1  1  5  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.24 29.29 29.29 29.31 29.26 29.28 29.29 29.32 29.28            


Date           10/15Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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      62      83      48      61      37      61      40      67
TEMP          75 70 64 64 80 66 54 49 57 49 41 38 57 51 42 41 63 57
DEWPT         66 65 64 64 68 57 45 41 38 38 36 35 38 40 38 39 47 49
RH            74 84100100 67 73 71 74 49 66 82 89 49 66 86 92 56 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      20       5       5       0       0       0       0
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