RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

VAZ046-190800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
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                 68          90          69          91          67
TEMP          84 74 71 70 69 70 81 88 90 81 75 72 70 71 84 90 88 78 72 70 68 69
DEWPT         70 71 70 69 67 67 67 66 64 64 65 66 65 67 69 69 69 69 70 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42          89          50         100
RH            63 90 97 97 93 90 63 48 42 56 71 81 84 87 61 50 54 74 93 97100 97
WIND DIR      NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  W NW  S SW SW  W NW SW SW  W  N NE  N  N NE
WIND SPD       5  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2  2  1  2  2  3  5  5  4  3  3  4  5
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     50 36 29 45 51 39 15  8  3  2  0  0 25 19 19 65 65 78 78 58 71 64
VSBY           9  9  8  8  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20           0           0          50          70
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                                        SC SC NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS         SC                                           SC SC SC            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  N NE  N  N NE  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  W  S SW SW            
T WIND SPD     6  3  3  2  2  6  2  6  5  2  2  2  2  2 14 13 19  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           30  2  2  1  1  7 10 47 42  1  1  1  1  2 69 99 51  6            
MAX LVORI      2  7 10  8  7  5  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY      A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 10000  5900      
STA PRES      29.17 29.22 29.23 29.25 29.22 29.22 29.23 29.26 29.15            


Date           08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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       83      65      84      65      85      62      85      63      86
TEMP          82 77 69 68 82 76 69 68 83 76 65 64 83 77 66 65 83 78
DEWPT         71 70 69 68 72 70 68 67 67 63 61 61 63 63 62 62 65 65
RH            69 79100100 72 82 97 97 59 64 87 90 51 62 87 90 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      80      40      40      10       5       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM  O SC SC SC SC                               IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC       IS SC                                 

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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