RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

VAZ046-052100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date             Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 77          60          81          59          79
TEMP                65 76 77 70 67 65 62 60 70 79 80 72 65 62 61 59 67 77 79 74
DEWPT               56 57 55 55 55 55 56 56 59 59 58 57 57 57 57 57 60 61 61 58
MAX/MIN RH                   48          87          47          91          54
RH                  73 52 47 59 65 70 81 87 68 50 47 59 75 84 87 93 78 58 54 57
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             8  9  9  6  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  9 11 11  9
WIND GUST                    18 19 19 17                            19 23 23 21
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           62 34 46 44 48 45 59 62 34 33 33 31 27 36 44 42 59 53 53 57
VSBY                 7  7  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          20          10          30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS                   SC SC SC
MIX HGT              1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  E  E  E  E  S SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          17 14 14  8  8  9  6  6  8  9  9  8  5  5  4  3  8 18 24 13
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                 24 49 58  5  7  8  5  8 12 48 54  4  3  3  3  4 15 50 69 12
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  4  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  C  C  E  D  D  E  D  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None   800  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.46 29.39 29.43 29.45 29.52 29.51 29.52 29.50 29.46 29.35


Date          Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       62      73      52      73      55      80      63      80
TEMP          67 62 72 67 58 53 71 67 60 56 77 73 66 64 78 75
DEWPT         59 57 55 50 49 49 51 51 52 52 57 56 58 59 60 58
RH            75 84 55 54 72 86 49 56 75 86 50 55 75 84 54 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           40      40      20      20      10      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS          IS       IS SC

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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