RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

VAZ046-220800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Date           08/21/26      Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26            Mon
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                 65          83          65          84          60
TEMP          76 72 69 68 67 68 72 79 82 75 69 68 66 67 77 82 84 75 67 62 60 62
DEWPT         64 66 66 68 67 68 71 72 71 70 69 68 66 66 65 63 61 59 57 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          70         100          46          87
RH            66 81 90100100100 97 79 69 84100100100 97 67 53 46 58 70 81 84 84
WIND DIR       E  E  E SE  E SE  S SW SE SE  S SW  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD       4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  4  5  8  8  8  5  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     83 67 85 85 76 85 91 69 36 36 45 49 53 22  4  3  7  7  1  1  5  4
VSBY          10  9  8  7  6  5  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM SC SC IS                                             
TSTMS                           IS                                             
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SW  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     5  2  2  4  8  9  5  3  4  6  1  1  2  6 13 11 10  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           21  1  1  2  4 13 11 11 17  3  1  1  2  7 52 73 79  3            
MAX LVORI      3  5  7  9  9  5  6  4  3  5 10 10 10  8  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G  F  F  E  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              3000   600  2700  None  3500  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.33 29.31 29.31 29.25 29.24 29.20 29.24 29.23            


Date           08/24Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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       84      59      84      62      86      66      85      66      87
TEMP          81 74 62 60 81 74 64 64 83 77 68 69 83 77 68 69 85 79
DEWPT         59 58 54 56 61 62 61 62 68 68 68 69 72 70 68 69 71 70
RH            47 57 75 87 51 66 90 93 61 74100100 70 79100100 63 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      30      40      60      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC NM SC       IS
TSTMS                                    IS IS       SC          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