RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

VAZ046-072000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date             Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26
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                 82          59          85          60          89
TEMP                   80 82 75 66 62 59 61 77 83 84 74 67 63 60 62 79 87 88 81
DEWPT                  60 58 60 59 59 58 60 61 59 58 59 57 57 57 59 65 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   45          98          40          94          44
RH                     51 44 60 78 90 96 97 58 44 41 59 70 81 90 90 62 46 45 56
WIND DIR                E  E  E  E SE NW  N  S  S SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                6  5  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  4  8  9  9  6
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              24 22 26 40 22 12 19 37 50 55 21 17 25 19 17 14 17 14  6
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD              9  8  4  2  1  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3 13 11 12  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    63 58  2  1  1  1  1 11 15 22  2  2  2  2  3 56 72 84  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  8 10 10  2  2  2  3  3  5  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.43 29.51 29.55 29.59 29.55 29.57 29.57 29.55 29.44


Date          Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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       67      92      66      87      64      87      65      90
TEMP          70 69 92 82 71 67 84 78 67 65 84 79 69 67 88 81
DEWPT         64 66 67 69 68 67 65 64 63 64 68 67 66 67 68 66
RH            81 90 44 65 90100 53 62 87 97 59 67 90100 52 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0      30      30      20      20      20      10       5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC       IS IS    IS 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