RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
416 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

VAZ046-082100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
416 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

Date             Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26
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                 74          48          75          49          80
TEMP          65 64 69 73 72 65 59 54 49 49 63 72 75 68 60 56 52 50 68 78 79 72
DEWPT         60 60 59 56 54 51 48 44 42 42 47 48 49 48 48 46 45 45 49 50 51 51
MAX/MIN RH                   52          78          39          83          36
RH            84 87 70 55 53 60 67 69 77 77 56 42 40 49 64 69 77 83 51 37 38 48
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      10  9 10 10  9  4  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  4  6  6  4
WIND GUST     23 20 21 21                                                      
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     75 77 75 80 83 57 15  8  8 20 12  7  8  5  5  7  8  9  4  6  8  5
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60           0           5           0          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS NM                                                      
TSTMS         IS       IS                                                      
MIX HGT        2  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  S  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD     9  8 16 29 20  5  3  2  2  5 10 12 10  2  2  3  3  4  9  9 11  4
DISPERSION    FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI           10 11 38 99 65  4  2  1  1  6 18 69 67  1  1  2  2  5 11 46 67  2
MAX LVORI      4  5  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      D  D  D  C  C  E  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              1000  8000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.24 29.28 29.37 29.39 29.41 29.33 29.36 29.36 29.41 29.36


Date          Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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       58      83      48      62      33      59      45      66
TEMP          64 59 81 78 71 52 54 46 38 34 56 56 52 46 63 59
DEWPT         54 56 61 58 57 49 25 15 19 20 23 28 33 33 33 36
RH            70 90 51 50 61 89 32 28 46 56 27 34 48 60 32 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5      10      60      50       5       5      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                IS NM SC IS                        

$$


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