RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

VAZ046-030900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
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                 33          38          35          53          47
TEMP                      39 35 37 38 37 36 36 36 36 37 40 48 52 51 50 51 50 50
DEWPT                     25 23 23 25 28 29 29 31 32 35 37 41 44 44 46 47 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                   63          55          98          74          92
RH                        57 61 56 59 70 75 75 82 85 92 89 77 74 77 86 86 89 89
WIND DIR                  NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   6  8  8  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                    18                                        16 16   
CLOUDS                    B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 63 80 90 92 94 94 95 96 97 97 92 88 81 80 81 63 63 64
VSBY                      10 10 10  6  4  4  3  4  5  4  3  8 10  5  3  7 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          80          80          20          20
RAIN                             C  S  D  L  D  L  C  S  S              S  S  S
SNOW                             C  D  D                                       
MIX HGT                   <1  1  2  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 E NE  E NE  E  E NE NE  N  N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                12 13 13 10 13  9  5  5  4  2  2  4  8  6  8  6  5  5
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                        8 19 26 20 25  6  3  3  2  2  2  7 17  5  5  5  4  6
MAX LVORI                  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  7  7  4  3  4  5  5  6  5
STABILITY                  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  D
CEILING                          3900  1300   800   700   700  1000   600   600
STA PRES                        29.81 29.79 29.80 29.74 29.72 29.62 29.60 29.57


Date           03/04Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26
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       72      54      77      59      79      60      79      62      75
TEMP          69 66 58 55 74 70 64 60 77 72 64 60 77 73 67 63 74 71
DEWPT         53 52 51 52 56 54 55 54 58 56 56 56 58 56 57 57 58 56
RH            57 61 77 90 53 57 73 81 52 57 75 87 52 55 70 81 57 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       5       5      10      20       5      20      20      50
RAIN           S                          S           S  S  S  C  C

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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