RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

VAZ046-112000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date             Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26
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                 70          61          79          54          82
TEMP             64 65 67 68 66 64 63 61 63 73 78 78 66 61 59 57 55 72 80 81 72
DEWPT            63 65 67 68 66 64 63 61 62 65 65 65 64 61 59 57 55 64 66 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   98         100          64         100          60
RH               97100100100100100100100 97 76 64 64 93100100100100 76 62 65 81
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  N SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD          6  4  6  8  6  8  8  8  8 10  9  6  2  1  1  2  3  4  6  6  6
WIND GUST                    19 19 18                                          
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)       100100 97 92 59 50 55 57 10 11 20 20 22  7  7  7  9  1  1  2  0
VSBY              4  3  5  5  8  8  8 10 10  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          30           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM SC NM SC IS IS IS                                       
TSTMS                  IS                                                      
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        E SE SE SE  S SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  W  W  W SW SW  W SW  S
T WIND SPD        8  9 14 11 12 16 16 12 10 20 19 11  0  2  3  2  1  6 11 13  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               9 11 18 17  6 11 14 11 11 75 79 55  0  1  2  1  1 12 46 55  3
MAX LVORI         8  7  5  5  9  7  5  7  7  3  1  1  8 10 10 10 10  4  1  1  4
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  F  E  D  D  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               400   200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.28 29.10 29.05 29.08 29.20 29.23 29.28 29.30 29.31 29.26


Date          Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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       62      86      61      74      56      75      52      63
TEMP          65 63 84 75 66 62 73 67 60 57 72 67 59 54 61 52
DEWPT         62 61 68 68 64 60 62 60 57 56 60 58 53 49 46 42
RH            90 93 59 79 93 93 68 78 90 96 66 73 80 83 58 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      10      10      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                                        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