RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

VAZ046-162000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
831 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Date             Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26
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          62          93          69          89
TEMP                76 84 86 78 69 66 64 65 82 91 90 79 74 71 70 71 85 88 85 76
DEWPT               62 64 64 64 63 62 61 62 66 67 68 69 67 67 67 68 72 72 73 70
MAX/MIN RH                   48          92          45          94          59
RH                  62 51 48 62 81 87 90 90 58 45 49 72 79 87 90 90 65 59 67 82
WIND DIR             S  S SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             4  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  5
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  4  3  3 10  7 12 10 28 48 33 47 36 35 27 39 71 71 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20           5          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS                   NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS                   SC SC   
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SE SE  S  S SW SW  S SW  W SW  S NW  W  W NW NE  N NE NE
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  8  8 10  5  4  5  4  2 16 13 13 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 10 10 10  2  2  1  1  2 21 47 41  3  2  3  2  2 69 40 31  8
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  5  6  7  6  2  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  1  1  3  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  G  G  B  B  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6000
STA PRES            29.64 29.58 29.57 29.54 29.51 29.40 29.39 29.36 29.40 29.41


Date          Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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      82      64      87      66      85      65      80
TEMP          69 65 79 75 67 66 85 78 70 68 83 76 68 67 78 73
DEWPT         64 59 65 65 65 66 70 69 68 67 70 69 68 67 70 69
RH            84 81 62 71 93100 61 74 93 97 65 79100100 76 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           30       5       5      20      30      40      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   IS SC       SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                              IS IS       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