RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

VAZ046-112000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
132 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 84          50          57          32          59
TEMP                   81 84 79 74 70 66 56 48 48 50 45 40 36 34 34 47 55 58 54
DEWPT                  62 61 57 55 55 55 46 39 31 23 19 19 21 21 22 23 25 28 29
MAX/MIN RH                   45          77          33          62          31
RH                     53 46 47 51 59 68 69 71 51 34 35 42 54 58 61 38 31 32 38
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD               10 12 11 13 13 13 13 11 10  9  4  2  2  3  5 12 14 16 13
WIND GUST              23 25 25 27 28 28 28 24 20 19                25 31 31 27
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              35 48 26 42 45 74 93 94 86 38 10  3  6 23 38 23 34 38 31
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  1 10 10 10                     
POP 12HR                     30          80          90           0           0
RAIN                                      L  D  C                              
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS          SC                                       
TSTMS                     IS          IS                                       
MIX HGT                 4  6 <1  1  2  2  2  3  4  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4  1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S SW SW
T WIND SPD             27 28 12 18 19 16 17 19 17 18 16  4  1  2  2 12 21 25 10
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                    97128  8 16 22 18 30 45 48 88  7  2  1  1  2 44 61 72 12
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None 10100  2500  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.12 29.06 29.05 29.30 29.37 29.52 29.53 29.56 29.39


Date          Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      65      42      66      54      61      29      45
TEMP          50 43 62 55 47 43 62 62 61 58 55 45 35 30 42 38
DEWPT         32 30 27 31 31 33 46 50 54 52 38 24 17 12  9  9
RH            50 60 26 40 53 67 56 65 78 80 53 43 47 46 25 29
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0      30      60      50      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC NM SC 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