RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

VAZ046-032100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
431 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date             Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 71          48          75          60          76
TEMP             44 60 70 70 60 57 52 51 48 64 73 73 64 62 62 61 61 68 74 75 69
DEWPT            43 51 56 55 54 54 52 51 48 58 59 59 59 60 61 61 61 66 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   57         100          60         100          75
RH               96 72 61 59 81 90100100100 81 62 62 84 93 97100100 93 79 76 90
WIND DIR         SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SW NW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD          2  3  6  5  1  2  2  2  1  3  6  5  2  4  5  6  5  9  9  6  3
CLOUDS           SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        28 39 25  6  2  6 26 36 41 63 40 61 80 78 81 68 81 80 79 76 67
VSBY              7 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          40
RAIN                                                        C  C               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC       SC
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        5  8  8  9  5  5  8  5  5  8 11  9  6  9  9  9  8 13 14 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI               6 17 30 33  3  3  4  3  6 16 46 20  3  6  6  6  9 25 34 18  3
MAX LVORI         6  3  2  1  5  6  9  9  9  4  1  2  5  6  6  8  8  5  3  3  6
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  C  B  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  2600   300  2900  1600
STA PRES            29.61 29.54 29.54 29.49 29.47 29.37 29.33 29.27 29.26 29.21


Date          Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      73      50      71      44      66      42      61
TEMP          63 61 71 64 54 50 68 60 48 45 63 57 48 43 59 52
DEWPT         63 61 62 59 54 50 52 49 47 44 47 46 44 41 41 40
RH           100100 73 84100100 57 67 96 96 56 67 86 93 51 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      70      20      10       5       5      20      20
RAIN                       S                       S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC                                    
TSTMS                  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