RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

VAZ046-190800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
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                 69          90          66          78          66
TEMP                   72 71 72 82 87 88 80 74 71 69 66 70 75 78 74 69 67 66 66
DEWPT                  70 70 69 71 70 71 71 70 69 66 64 65 66 67 67 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   96          57          94          69          99
RH                     93 97 90 69 57 57 74 87 93 90 93 84 74 69 79 90 97 97100
WIND DIR                W  W  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S
WIND SPD                3  3  2  4  4  5  4  4  5  6  9  9  6  5  3  3  2  1  2
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              22 22 17 32 60 73 61 67 73 76 71 80 65 71 58 61 58 58 55
VSBY                   10  9 10 10  8  7  8  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          50          50          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC SC    IS                        
TSTMS                              IS SC IS                                    
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  N NE  W NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD              3  2  0  5  2  3 13 10  4 11 10  5  3  3  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  0 23 12  8  9  5  3  8 12 10  8  8  4            
MAX LVORI               7  7  8  2  2  3  5  7  8  6  5  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  B  D  E  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                    None  None  2700  1300  2500  1500  2700  2700      
STA PRES                  29.38 29.38 29.32 29.37 29.38 29.40 29.36            


Date           09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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       85      66      84      64      74      59      69      57      72
TEMP          82 78 69 67 83 73 66 65 71 69 62 59 66 65 59 58 68 66
DEWPT         70 70 68 67 70 69 66 64 68 67 62 59 63 63 59 58 62 63
RH            67 76 97100 65 87100 97 90 93100100 90 93100100 81 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10      20      60      70      70      60      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS          IS       NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                        SC 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