RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

VAZ046-232000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

Date             Wed 09/23/26            Thu 09/24/26            Fri 09/25/26
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                 59          53          64          45          70
TEMP             57 57 57 56 55 58 56 54 53 59 62 63 57 53 50 48 49 63 69 69 61
DEWPT            55 54 55 54 54 53 52 51 49 50 50 50 52 49 46 44 43 45 46 47 46
MAX/MIN RH                   86          95          62          88          42
RH               93 90 93 93 96 83 86 90 86 72 65 62 83 86 86 86 80 52 44 45 58
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD         14 14 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 13  9  8  6  8  9 13 11 11  6
WIND GUST        26 26 26 25 26 24 25 26 25 24       19 18             21      
CLOUDS           OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        90 87 87 88 88 83 89 93 79 73 64 59 37 32 16  7  4  4  9 14 11
VSBY              4  5  4  5  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     60          30          10           0           0
RAIN              L  C        C  S  S  S                                       
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                                                   
Obvis            PF                PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT           1  2  2  2  1 <1  1  1  2  2  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR       NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD       20 17 18 14 16 18 18 18 20 19 19 18 16 19 13  5  4 13 14 17  4
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI              31 29 34 29 18 16 16 16 34 40 51 51 11 13  6  4  7 47 56 67  2
MAX LVORI         4  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  4  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING               600   600   600   600  1300  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.56 29.55 29.56 29.53 29.54 29.48 29.45 29.38 29.35 29.27


Date          Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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       49      76      51      77      52      77      52      80
TEMP          53 51 74 64 54 53 75 65 55 54 75 67 56 53 78 69
DEWPT         43 45 48 49 47 47 51 52 50 49 55 57 53 53 59 60
RH            69 80 40 58 77 80 43 63 83 83 50 70 90100 52 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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