RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

VAZ046-222000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Date             Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26            Mon 08/24/26
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          65          85          60          83
TEMP                   78 79 76 69 68 66 67 77 83 84 73 67 63 60 62 76 82 83 74
DEWPT                  70 69 69 68 67 65 65 64 61 58 56 55 55 54 57 58 57 56 55
MAX/MIN RH                   71         100          41          86          40
RH                     76 72 79 97 97 97 93 64 47 41 55 65 75 81 84 54 43 40 51
WIND DIR               SE  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                3  4  3  3  4  5  6  9  9  9  5  4  3  3  4  6  8  8  5
CLOUDS                 B1 FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)              56 15 53 42 12 21  2  2  3  5  3  1  4  2  1  2  4  5 10
VSBY                   10 10 10  7  6  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20          40           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC IS                                             
TSTMS                     IS IS IS                                             
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NE  E SE SE  S SW  W NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD              8  5  2  2  2  3 10 13 11 10  5  4  3  2  1 11 11 12  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    34 25  1  1  1  2 11 59 76 80  3  2  2  1  1 67 80 96  2
MAX LVORI               3  3  4 10  8  8  6  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.23 29.20 29.17 29.22 29.21 29.27 29.28 29.32 29.30


Date          Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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       58      84      61      87      67      85      67      88
TEMP          61 60 82 75 64 63 84 77 69 69 83 76 69 69 85 79
DEWPT         52 54 58 59 59 60 67 67 68 68 72 70 69 69 71 70
RH            72 81 44 58 84 90 57 71 97 97 70 82100100 63 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      20      60      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS IS IS NM 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