RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-040900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

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

MIN/MAX TEMP                 49          75          61          76          61
TEMP                54 52 50 52 60 71 74 65 63 63 62 63 68 73 75 69 65 64 63 63
DEWPT               54 52 50 50 57 59 59 61 62 63 62 63 68 68 68 67 65 64 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          59         100          80         100
RH                 100100100 93 90 66 59 87 97100100100100 84 79 93100100100100
WIND DIR             S  S SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  4  8  6  3  4  6  6  6  9  9  8  4  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                         17 17                        
CLOUDS              CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            2 11 17 37 52 47 65 77 67 85 79 74 78 70 55 65 70 81 85 85
VSBY                10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  7  9 10 10 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0          70          20          60
RAIN                                            L  C              S  C  C  L  L
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  2  1  1  6 11  9  3  5  9 14 11 16 13 12 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  1 13 52 24  2  4  6 10 13 33 32 24  8            
MAX LVORI            5  8 10 10  4  1  2  7  8  8  7  5  4  4  3  6            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None 11500  7600  4200  2500 10000            
STA PRES            29.54 29.48 29.47 29.37 29.34 29.28 29.27 29.22            


Date           11/06Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       73      49      68      39      64      38      64      36      67
TEMP          71 63 54 50 66 57 45 41 61 51 44 40 61 53 41 39 64 56
DEWPT         64 60 54 49 48 45 43 40 42 42 40 37 38 38 37 34 39 40
RH            79 90100 96 52 64 93 96 49 71 86 89 42 57 85 82 40 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      20       5       0       5      20      20      10       5
RAIN           L  C  S                       S  S  S               
TSTMS         IS 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