RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

VAZ046-080800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date           09/07/26      Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26            Thu
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          86          60          88          67
TEMP                66 62 60 62 78 83 85 76 68 64 60 62 79 85 88 79 72 70 67 68
DEWPT               60 60 59 60 62 60 58 58 57 56 56 58 61 60 60 60 60 61 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                   98          41          87          38          84
RH                  81 93 96 93 58 46 40 54 68 75 87 87 54 43 39 52 66 73 81 81
WIND DIR             E SE  W  W SW  S SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             3  1  1  1  3  3  3  2  4  3  3  4  8  9  9  6  8  9  9  8
WIND GUST                                                           18 20 20   
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            7 17 24 18 21 28 35 33  4 26 28 18 13 18 15  3  2  3  4  1
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  S SW SW  S  S SE  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           3  1  1  2  3  2  2  3  4  3  3  3 12 10 12  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  1  1  2 17 16 16  2  2  2  2  3 48 66 89  3            
MAX LVORI            5  8 10  8  2  2  2  3  3  4  6  6  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.50 29.55 29.58 29.54 29.56 29.56 29.53 29.43            


Date           09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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       93      67      86      65      86      66      88      65      89
TEMP          91 82 71 68 82 76 67 66 82 77 69 68 85 78 68 67 87 78
DEWPT         66 67 67 68 67 67 65 66 70 69 68 68 70 68 66 66 65 64
RH            44 61 87100 61 74 93100 67 76 97100 61 71 93 97 48 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      40      20      30      50      20      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC    IS SC IS IS SC IS       IS            
TSTMS               IS       IS          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