RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

VAZ046-190800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Date           10/18/26      Mon 10/19/26            Tue 10/20/26            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                 37          65          43          70          45
TEMP                42 40 39 40 57 64 64 51 47 46 46 47 64 69 69 54 51 49 47 45
DEWPT               34 33 31 31 36 36 39 38 38 36 33 33 40 42 46 45 46 45 44 44
MIN/MAX RH                   75          35          70          37          95
RH                  73 76 73 70 45 35 40 61 71 68 60 58 41 37 44 71 83 86 89 96
WIND DIR            NE  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  4  5  5 10 10  9  4  4  5  6  6  9 10  8  5  5  5  6  6
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            1  1  1  0  1  2  3  1  2  2  2  0  8 12 11  6 10 10  9  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           4  4  5  5 21 18 17  5  6  6  6  6 23 21 20  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  3  6 59 60 54  3  3  3  3  7 59 74 66  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.78 29.73 29.68 29.58 29.55 29.50 29.51 29.47            


Date           10/21Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26
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       66      41      69      45      65      42      61      40      65
TEMP          65 55 45 42 68 56 48 47 64 53 46 43 61 52 44 42 63 54
DEWPT         47 44 43 41 43 42 42 44 50 46 44 41 44 44 43 41 46 46
RH            52 66 93 96 40 59 80 89 60 77 93 93 53 74 96 96 54 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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