RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

VAZ046-062000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
931 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Date             Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26
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                 81          61          83          59          85
TEMP                73 77 80 75 68 65 62 62 75 81 82 74 67 62 59 61 77 83 85 77
DEWPT               68 67 66 65 63 62 61 61 64 62 61 62 62 61 59 60 62 60 59 59
MAX/MIN RH                   61          97          49         100          42
RH                  84 71 62 71 84 90 97 97 69 53 49 66 84 97100 97 60 46 41 54
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  N NW  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD            10 10  9  4  3  3  4  5  8  8  6  4  3  1  1  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)          100 98 79 70 31 18  7 25 39 28 38 24 13 14 10 10 15 21 30 24
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  9  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                                   
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW  S SE
T WIND SPD          12 13 11  3 10  8  5 11 10  9  8 10  2  2  2  2  3  2  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 40 37  2  5  4  3 11 48 59 52  5  1  1  1  2 17 16 33  2
MAX LVORI            4  3  1  3  5  6  8  6  1  1  1  3  5  8 10  8  2  2  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    4700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.24 29.31 29.36 29.43 29.41 29.47 29.52 29.56 29.50


Date          Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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      90      69      94      66      86      62      86
TEMP          63 63 87 81 72 70 91 83 70 67 84 78 65 63 84 77
DEWPT         58 60 64 63 62 63 66 66 65 64 62 61 59 59 62 63
RH            84 90 46 54 71 78 44 57 84 90 48 56 81 87 48 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      30      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS                IS
TSTMS                                 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