RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025

VAZ046-030800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                 47          73          45          75          49
TEMP          70 60 54 51 49 49 65 71 71 61 55 52 49 47 62 71 73 64 59 56 53 51
DEWPT         51 52 51 51 49 48 52 51 51 51 49 48 47 47 50 52 53 53 52 52 51 51
MIN/MAX RH                  100          48         100          47         100
RH            51 75 90100100 96 63 49 49 70 80 86 93100 65 51 49 67 78 86 93100
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E  N  N NE  E SE SE  S  W SW SW  S  S SE  S  S  N  N  N
WIND SPD       5  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  2  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS        FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     19 34 26 21 23 12 17 30 12 30 11  7  9 11  3  8  5  4  7 13 38 39
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E SE  E SE  E  E SE SE  S  W  W  W SW SE  S  S            
T WIND SPD     8  9 12  5  3  2  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  1  2  1  2  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           43  4  6  3  2  2  4  5 10  2  1  1  1  1  7  5 11  1            
MAX LVORI      1  4  6  8 10  9  3  2  2  4  7 10 10 10  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.70 29.70 29.70 29.60 29.60 29.58 29.58 29.53            


Date           10/05Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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       76      55      79      59      78      61      73      53      66
TEMP          73 68 61 57 76 70 64 61 75 71 65 62 72 65 58 54 64 57
DEWPT         55 57 56 56 64 64 62 61 66 66 64 62 67 65 57 51 48 47
RH            53 68 84 96 66 81 93100 74 84 97100 84100 96 90 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      30      50      40      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC 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