RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
348 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

VAZ046-192000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
348 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date             Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26
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                 91          69          90          66          82
TEMP          68 70 81 88 90 81 75 73 71 72 82 88 88 77 71 69 67 68 74 79 81 74
DEWPT         67 67 68 67 65 65 66 66 65 67 69 70 70 70 70 69 67 68 69 70 71 69
MAX/MIN RH                   43          87          54         100          71
RH            97 90 65 50 44 58 74 79 81 84 65 55 55 79 97100100100 84 74 72 84
WIND DIR       N  N  W  W  W  S  S SW  W  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       2  2  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  6  5  4  3  4  5  6  5  5  3
CLOUDS        FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     12 39 19  4  4  3  7 21 19 20 33 50 59 71 71 60 77 76 78 76 74 85
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  3  3  3
POP 12HR                      0           5          50          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC NM NM IS IS IS IS NM NM  O
TSTMS                                             SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  N  W  W  W  W SW  W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NE NE NE  N NE  E  E
T WIND SPD     3  4  3  5  6  2  2  2  2  2 21 18 14 10  1 19 14 12  8 11  6  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  4 18 42 55  1  1  1  1  2 98108 59  7  1  9 10 19 17 42 16  4
MAX LVORI      8  6  2  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  4  8  8  7  5  4  3  3  5
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  E  E  F  E  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  8700  5100  4500  3400  8100
STA PRES            29.28 29.24 29.25 29.25 29.22 29.21 29.28 29.37 29.43 29.37


Date          Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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       65      84      65      86      63      85      63      86
TEMP          68 68 81 77 68 67 84 77 66 65 83 76 66 65 84 77
DEWPT         68 68 72 70 68 67 67 65 62 62 64 63 62 61 66 65
RH           100100 74 79100100 57 67 87 90 53 64 87 87 55 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR           80      40      20      10      10       5      20      20
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC SC IS                         IS    IS
TSTMS         SC       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