RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

VAZ046-202000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

Date             Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26
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                 86          66          80          62          72
TEMP                78 83 85 78 73 70 69 68 74 78 79 71 67 66 64 63 69 71 70 66
DEWPT               69 71 70 70 68 68 67 66 68 68 68 68 67 66 64 63 68 69 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   61          98          71         100          92
RH                  74 67 61 76 84 93 93 93 82 71 69 90100100100100 97 93 93100
WIND DIR            SW SW  S SW SW  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             9  6  6  4  3  3  3  5  8  8 10  9  6  5  5  6  8  9 11 13
WIND GUST                                            19                   21 24
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           65 64 74 64 36 14 44 54 79 76 84 90 88 87 86 82 83 88 90 88
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  4  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          10          30          80          80
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS                      IS  O  O NM NM NM NM  O  O NM
TSTMS                  SC IS                      IS SC       IS       IS IS IS
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1  1 <1  1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  S SW  W NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD          12  9  6  2  2  3  1 14 13 14 17 13 10  9 10 11 13 13 14 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR
ADI                 40 26 16  2  1  2  1 16 28 34 36 12  7  6  7 16 20 23 26 13
MAX LVORI            3  3  2  4  5  7  8  5  3  3  3  5  8  8  8  5  5  5  4  5
STABILITY            B  D  D  E  G  G  F  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              2500  3100  None  None   600   700   400   400   400   400
STA PRES            29.28 29.20 29.22 29.23 29.31 29.33 29.37 29.36 29.40 29.42


Date          Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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       56      65      54      66      51      70      50      71
TEMP          61 57 63 61 58 55 64 61 55 53 68 62 53 52 69 62
DEWPT         61 57 62 61 58 55 60 58 55 52 56 56 52 50 54 55
RH           100100 97100100100 87 90100 96 65 81 96 93 59 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      60      40      20      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS                     
TSTMS         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