RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ046-122100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
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                 68          41          56          30          53
TEMP                      61 53 49 46 43 41 52 55 55 45 39 35 31 30 46 52 51 41
DEWPT                     43 43 41 39 37 36 38 32 28 31 30 29 28 27 30 28 25 27
MAX/MIN RH                   49          82          35          88          35
RH                        51 69 74 76 79 82 59 41 35 58 70 78 88 88 53 39 36 57
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD                  14 12  9  9 10  8  9  8  8  6  3  3  4  5  9 11 12  6
WIND GUST                 25 24 21 20 20             17                      17
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 56 39 37 46 40 55 63 60 47 40 45 42 10  8 10 37 21 10
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                    4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                20 14 12 11 10  8 12 10 11  8  5  4  5  6 12 14 16  9
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR FR             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                       76 10  8  8  7  8 47 66 72  4  3  2  3  7 47 72 72  4
MAX LVORI                  1  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  E  E  E  E  B  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  3700  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.83 28.89 28.91 28.96 29.01 29.10 29.15 29.23 29.30


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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       28      56      28      55      28      57      28      61
TEMP          33 30 54 43 33 29 53 45 33 30 55 45 32 29 59 47
DEWPT         27 27 31 32 31 28 32 33 31 29 33 34 31 28 32 33
RH            78 88 41 65 92 96 44 62 92 96 43 65 96 96 36 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
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