RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

VAZ046-120800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
238 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

Date           04/11/26      Sun 04/12/26            Mon 04/13/26            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
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                 51          77          60          83          61
TEMP          78 70 62 57 53 53 64 73 76 72 66 65 62 63 74 82 83 79 71 66 62 63
DEWPT         50 49 47 46 44 44 45 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 55 52 50 49 49 49 49 50
MIN/MAX RH                   76          39          77          32          64
RH            37 47 58 67 71 71 50 41 39 46 58 63 75 75 51 35 32 35 46 54 62 62
WIND DIR       N NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  5  4  3  3  5  6  8  5  8 10 10 11 13 13 13  9  9  6  5  5
WIND GUST                                   18 21 23 24 24 25 24 20 20 17      
CLOUDS        FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     10 20 39 51 62 67 52 22 19 30 50 60 68 63 52 63 62 54 30 16 29 34
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD     3  8 14 12 10  9 11  9 13  6  6  8 18 19 20 25 24  6            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           31  4  7  8  5 15 36 44 75  3  6  7 16 32 70118 86  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  F  F  E  F  B  C  B  B  F  D  D  D  D  C  C  D  D            
CEILING        None  None  3200  None  None  None  1300  9100 12000  None      
STA PRES      29.53 29.62 29.69 29.74 29.63 29.60 29.57 29.55 29.45            


Date           04/14Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26
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       89      63      93      66      92      66      89      63      91
TEMP          86 82 69 67 90 85 73 68 90 85 73 68 87 81 70 66 88 84
DEWPT         54 53 53 53 51 50 49 52 52 50 54 56 56 52 56 57 56 54
RH            34 37 57 61 26 30 43 57 27 30 51 65 35 37 61 73 34 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5      10      20      10      30
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