RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

VAZ046-162000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date             Sun 08/16/26            Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26
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                 89          72          93          70          91
TEMP                79 87 87 81 76 75 73 74 85 91 92 82 76 73 70 72 83 89 91 82
DEWPT               73 73 73 74 73 72 71 71 73 72 71 71 70 69 68 68 69 68 66 66
MAX/MIN RH                   60          94          51          92          44
RH                  82 63 63 79 90 90 93 90 67 54 51 69 82 87 93 87 63 50 44 58
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  E
WIND SPD             8  8  8  5  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST                          17                                          
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           77 59 55 61 58 57 83 37 45 27 37 36 44 47 35 28 32 14 20 25
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          10          10           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC SC SC                                          
TSTMS               IS IS IS SC SC                                             
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  S SE  W SW  W NW NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW  W NE
T WIND SPD          12 10 12  9  3  8 10 12 13  8 11  3  3  4  4  9  5  3  2 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 29 37 41  6  2  5  7 13 58 50 71  2  2  2  2  9 30 25 17  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              2300  3200  4400  7000  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.37 29.25 29.21 29.18 29.18 29.13 29.15 29.18 29.21 29.16


Date          Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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       67      92      70      91      66      85      65      85
TEMP          70 70 90 84 73 72 89 80 69 68 82 77 68 68 82 77
DEWPT         64 63 67 66 67 67 69 68 67 65 68 67 66 66 69 67
RH            81 78 47 55 81 84 52 67 93 90 63 71 93 93 65 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      10      40      50      40      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              IS IS IS    SC IS       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