RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

VAZ046-260800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Date           10/25/26      Mon 10/26/26            Tue 10/27/26            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
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                 39          71          43          73          46
TEMP          65 52 47 44 39 42 60 69 69 54 48 45 44 44 65 72 71 57 52 49 47 47
DEWPT         46 49 47 44 39 40 50 47 45 48 48 45 44 44 51 52 52 54 52 49 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                  100          41         100          48         100
RH            50 89100100100 93 69 45 42 80100100100100 60 49 51 90100100100100
WIND DIR       E  E NE  N  W  W  W NW  W  N  W NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       3  1  1  0  2  2  3  2  1  0  1  2  3  3  5  5  4  3  3  2  3  3
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)      2  1  2  2 19 19  5  3  3  1  0  4  4  2  1  4  5 16 23 28 36 52
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     E NE  N NW NW  W  W NW  W SW NW NW NW NW NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD     4  2  2  2  2  1  3  2  3  1  2  2  3  3 14 10  9  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           21  1  1  1  1  1  6  8 10  1  1  1  2  4 47 49 39  4            
MAX LVORI      2  7 10 10 10 10  3  2  2  4 10 10 10  9  1  1  1  6            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.73 29.71 29.68 29.65 29.55 29.54 29.55 29.59 29.58            


Date           10/28Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26
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       68      48      72      48      78      50      74      54      72
TEMP          67 58 50 49 70 60 51 49 76 63 52 51 72 63 55 55 70 65
DEWPT         53 54 50 49 56 56 51 49 54 55 52 51 56 57 55 55 61 61
RH            61 86100100 61 87100100 46 75100100 57 81100100 73 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS SC

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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