RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

VAZ046-010800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date           09/30/26      Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat
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                 59          87          63          91          63
TEMP          81 71 67 64 61 61 76 85 85 74 69 66 64 63 80 89 90 80 73 70 67 63
DEWPT         60 59 59 57 56 58 60 60 59 59 59 59 58 59 63 64 63 65 66 66 62 58
MIN/MAX RH                   91          42          87          40          88
RH            49 66 75 78 84 90 58 43 41 59 70 78 81 87 56 44 41 60 79 87 84 84
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE NE
WIND SPD       4  2  3  2  3  3  5  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  8  5  4  4 11 12
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)     59 41 42 46 19 10 19  9 10 16 16 13 29 13 17 30 37 61 79 82 88 82
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     6  3  2  3  3  3 13  9 11  4  5  5  5  5 16 17 16  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP FR   
ADI           21  2  1  2  2  4 38 56 68  2  3  3  3  6 41112103  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  6  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4200      
STA PRES      29.37 29.40 29.38 29.41 29.34 29.36 29.32 29.30 29.22            


Date           10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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      56      67      55      74      48      64      42      66
TEMP          66 62 58 56 63 63 58 56 71 65 54 48 61 55 45 43 64 57
DEWPT         55 55 56 56 60 61 58 56 60 55 47 42 42 42 40 40 45 46
RH            68 78 93100 90 93100100 68 70 77 80 49 61 82 89 50 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC CL FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      60      60      30      10       0       0       0       0
RAIN              L     L  L                                       
RAIN SHWRS    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