RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

VAZ046-032000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 62          56          65          59          74
TEMP             60 61 60 59 58 58 57 57 58 63 64 65 64 62 61 60 59 65 72 73 64
DEWPT            59 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 58 63 64 65 64 62 61 60 59 64 60 57 57
MAX/MIN RH                   88         100          99         100          57
RH               96 90 93 96100100100100100100100100100100100100100 97 66 57 78
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD         12 11 10  8  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  3
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        85100100100100100100100 98 98 95100100100100100 84 66 20 20 24
VSBY              7  8  4  4  6  4  4  4  3  4  5  6  8  4 10 10               
POP 12HR                     80          70          80           5           0
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM NM NM SC SC SC NM  O NM SC IS                           
MIX HGT           2  2  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N NE SW SW NW  N  N NW  N NE
T WIND SPD       23 16 17 11 11 10  5  4  6  9  5  3  1  1  2  2  6  4  6  4  8
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              38 28 28 18 10  9  5  4  8 12  7  5  1  1  2  2  5  8 37 27  4
MAX LVORI         4  4  4  5  7  8  9  9  8  5  8  9 10 10  9  9  9  4  1  2  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  B  B  G
CEILING               500   500   500   500   500   900   400   400  None  None
STA PRES            29.48 29.48 29.49 29.44 29.43 29.37 29.36 29.33 29.39 29.37


Date          Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       47      65      43      69      47      75      51      76
TEMP          53 49 64 56 46 45 67 59 49 48 73 64 54 52 74 65
DEWPT         49 43 45 44 42 42 48 49 46 46 53 53 51 49 53 53
RH            86 80 50 64 86 89 50 69 89 93 49 67 90 89 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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