RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

VAZ046-232000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Date             Sun 08/23/26            Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26
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                 84          59          85          57          86
TEMP                   83 84 74 67 63 60 62 78 83 84 74 65 60 57 59 77 83 85 76
DEWPT                  59 56 55 54 53 53 56 57 56 54 53 51 51 50 53 55 55 55 56
MAX/MIN RH                   38          81          35          82          35
RH                     44 38 51 63 70 78 81 48 40 36 48 60 72 77 80 47 38 36 50
WIND DIR               NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW  N  W SW SE
WIND SPD                9  9  4  3  2  2  3  5  8  8  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)               3  4  1  4 27 19  2  2  4 14  7  9 12 13 18 17  7  6  2
VSBY                   10 10 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                 7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NW  W SW  S
T WIND SPD             12 11  4  6  2  2  1 11 10  9  5  4  3  3  2  3  4  3  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    90 89  2  3  1  1  1 64 74 70  3  2  2  2  2 16 32 26  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2
STABILITY               B  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.21 29.27 29.29 29.31 29.29 29.34 29.36 29.39 29.33


Date          Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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       60      88      66      87      66      89      67      88
TEMP          63 63 86 78 69 68 84 77 69 69 87 79 69 69 85 78
DEWPT         56 58 66 65 67 68 71 70 69 69 70 69 68 68 69 68
RH            78 84 51 64 93100 65 79100100 57 72 97 97 59 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      60      30      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS SC NM SC       IS IS       IS
TSTMS                     IS IS IS SC 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