RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ046-082100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date             Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26
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                 65          39          65          33          70
TEMP                54 63 64 53 48 44 41 39 56 63 64 51 45 41 37 36 57 67 68 57
DEWPT               41 42 41 42 37 34 33 35 42 39 36 37 36 36 35 35 42 40 41 41
MAX/MIN RH                   43          85          36         100          35
RH                  61 46 43 66 65 68 73 85 59 41 35 59 70 82 92 96 57 37 37 55
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  9 10  8  4  3  3  3  5  8 10  6  5
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  5  2  2  3  8  7  1  0  0  0  3  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           8 12 13 10 10 10 10 10 16 17 12  9  8  6  6  9 11 14 10  8
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 16 43 40  5  5  5  5 11 52 69 57  4  4  3  3 10 21 47 23  4
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  2  1  2  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.35 29.25 29.26 29.29 29.33 29.34 29.41 29.41 29.37 29.30


Date          Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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       39      70      41      62      36      53      30      55
TEMP          46 41 68 54 47 42 60 51 42 37 50 42 34 32 52 41
DEWPT         39 40 47 45 43 41 46 43 40 35 34 31 29 27 29 28
RH            76 96 47 71 86 96 60 74 93 92 54 65 82 81 41 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      50      40      20      10       5
RAIN                             S  C  C  C  S  S            

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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