RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

VAZ046-032000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date             Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26
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                 99          72          98          72          90
TEMP          74 75 90 97 96 85 79 76 74 75 91 97 95 84 78 75 73 74 86 90 87 78
DEWPT         69 70 71 69 68 69 70 70 69 71 72 70 70 70 69 69 69 70 71 71 72 70
MAX/MIN RH                   38          88          42          89          54
RH            84 84 54 40 40 59 74 82 84 87 54 42 45 63 74 82 87 87 61 54 61 76
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD       2  3  4  4  4  2  3  2  3  4  4  8  6  3  3  2  3  3  5  6  6  4
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     10  5  2  5 55 55 55 22  3  1  2 21 48 49 14 26 21 20 21 76 76 71
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     40          30          60          20          60
RAIN SHWRS          IS    SC IS IS             SC SC IS                NM NM NM
TSTMS                     SC IS IS             IS SC IS                SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  2 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NE NW NW NE NE
T WIND SPD     2  3  4  6  8  2  2  3  3  4 13 14 14 13  6  4  2  8  8  8  5  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  3 22 63 40  1  1  2  2  4 58114 97  6  3  2  1  8 39 48 15  6
MAX LVORI      6  6  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  1  1  2  4
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6300
STA PRES            29.32 29.25 29.26 29.26 29.26 29.17 29.21 29.23 29.24 29.22


Date          Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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       64      83      60      83      60      87      64      91
TEMP          69 66 80 76 64 62 80 76 64 62 84 79 68 65 89 83
DEWPT         67 64 64 61 61 61 61 59 59 60 62 61 60 61 65 64
RH            93 93 58 60 90 97 52 56 84 93 48 54 76 87 45 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR           60      20       5       5       0       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    NM    IS IS                                    
TSTMS         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