RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

VAZ046-200800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

Date           03/18/26      Thu 03/19/26            Fri 03/20/26            Sat
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                 29          59          37          69          51
TEMP                      32 32 45 55 59 52 46 43 40 39 57 66 68 64 59 56 53 53
DEWPT                     21 21 25 30 32 35 36 35 35 35 41 42 42 41 42 44 45 47
MIN/MAX RH                   66          36          87          38          81
RH                        63 63 45 38 36 52 68 73 82 85 55 42 39 43 53 64 74 80
WIND DIR                   S  S SW SW  W  S  W SE  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                   2  2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  9  9  8  9  9  8  5
WIND GUST                                                  19 19    19 19      
CLOUDS                    B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 70 41 45 34 38 19 16  9 12 28 36 45 62 77 61 58 58 55
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          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC IS IS   
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 S  S  W  W  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD                 3  2  6  6  5  2  3  2  2  3 13 20 26 11 12 12  9  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        2  2 15 32 31  1  2  1  1  4 28 81103 10 11 11  8  6
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  5  5  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  D  D  D  D  B
CEILING                    4800  None  None  None  None  None 16000  6200  4100
STA PRES                  29.52 29.52 29.45 29.46 29.42 29.38 29.22 29.14 29.10


Date           03/21Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26
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       75      50      79      56      71      34      55      35      63
TEMP          73 67 54 52 77 71 63 59 68 58 41 35 52 50 41 38 61 57
DEWPT         50 47 47 45 51 49 50 50 47 32 25 22 21 24 25 27 34 34
RH            44 49 77 77 40 46 62 72 47 37 52 59 29 36 52 64 36 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0      20      30      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC 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