RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

VAZ046-170800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date           09/16/26      Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat
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                 63          93          68          88          64
TEMP                70 67 64 66 83 91 90 79 74 71 70 71 85 88 85 76 72 69 66 66
DEWPT               63 62 61 62 66 67 68 69 69 68 68 69 70 70 70 70 67 64 61 60
MIN/MAX RH                   93          44          97          55          86
RH                  78 84 90 87 57 45 49 72 84 90 93 93 61 55 61 82 84 84 84 81
WIND DIR             S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  W  W  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             4  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  6  8  5  5  5  8  8
WIND GUST                                                        16            
CLOUDS              CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            0  2 10  0  5 12 53 78 42 20 16 33 38 69 69 50 56 69 74 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          30           5          50          10
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                   SC SC               
TSTMS                                 IS                   IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE            
T WIND SPD           3  3  2  3  6 10 11  8  4  4  3  3 13  9  9  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  1  4 16 62 31  4  2  2  2  4 63 25 20  3            
MAX LVORI            5  7  7  6  2  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  1  2  3  5            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  G  B  B  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6900  6000      
STA PRES            4.928 29.55 29.52 29.43 29.40 29.39 29.41 29.36            


Date           09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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       81      63      88      65      84      64      79      61      76
TEMP          79 75 68 67 85 79 70 68 82 75 67 66 77 73 66 64 75 71
DEWPT         65 65 65 65 70 70 68 67 69 69 67 66 70 69 66 64 67 66
RH            62 71 90 93 61 74 93 97 65 82100100 79 87100100 76 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5      30      30      50      50      50      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC       SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS IS       SC 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