RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

VAZ046-132000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

Date             Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26
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                 94          72          91          71          88
TEMP             73 85 92 91 83 77 75 73 73 83 88 87 80 75 73 71 72 80 86 87 81
DEWPT            67 71 71 71 72 71 70 69 70 72 73 73 73 72 71 70 70 72 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH                   50          88          60          97          59
RH               81 63 51 52 70 82 84 87 90 70 61 63 79 90 93 97 93 77 63 59 69
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD          4  4  5  5  3  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  2
CLOUDS           FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        17 44 23 40 28 39 54 69 47 86 81 73 76 65 65 67 69 60 57 52 42
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          40          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   SC SC SC SC             IS IS   
TSTMS                     IS                   IS IS IS                   IS   
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W SW NW  N SE  W NE  E SE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD        3 11 10 13  6  1  2  1  1  3  4  6  3 17  4 11 10  9  9  6  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3 47 76110  3  1  1  1  1 11 18 23  2  8  2  5 16 29 36 30  4
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  3  6  5  6  6  3  2  2  4  5  8  7  5  3  1  2  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  6400  5300  4300  2400  1200  None
STA PRES            29.24 29.22 29.25 29.28 29.32 29.28 29.31 29.37 29.47 29.45


Date          Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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       70      92      74      95      71      89      69      89
TEMP          72 72 90 85 76 75 92 84 74 72 86 81 71 70 87 82
DEWPT         70 70 74 74 72 72 74 73 71 69 71 70 69 68 71 70
RH            93 93 60 70 87 90 56 70 90 90 61 69 93 93 59 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      10      30      30      20      30      10
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC SC       IS SC IS      
TSTMS                  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