RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

VAZ046-270800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date           08/25/26      Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26            Fri
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                 58          88          68          89          67
TEMP                   63 61 64 79 85 87 79 73 71 68 69 81 86 87 78 71 69 67 69
DEWPT                  56 56 58 63 62 63 65 65 66 66 68 70 70 69 70 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   84          44          95          54         100
RH                     78 84 81 58 46 45 62 76 84 93 97 69 59 55 76 93 97100 97
WIND DIR                N  N NE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
WIND SPD                0  0  1  5  8  8  3  4  5  4  3  5  8  6  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)               5 31 37 31 60 57 52 58 57 42 54 52 60 41 61 61 55 53 63
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10  7  7  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC    SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS    SC IS         
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR             NE  N NE SE  S  S  S  E SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW  S SW
T WIND SPD              1  2  1  4 10  8 10  4  2  3 13 12 12 12 11 12 10  4  9
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP PR VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  1 23 48 39  5  3  2  2 14 37 55 71  5  6  5  2 10
MAX LVORI               4  5  5  2  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  1  4  6  9  9  8
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  C  C  F  E  E  E  B  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  1600  None  None  None  2900  None
STA PRES                  29.40 29.41 29.33 29.32 29.31 29.31 29.25 29.26 29.29


Date           08/28Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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       87      67      85      67      87      68      92      70      94
TEMP          86 75 68 68 82 77 68 69 85 80 70 70 90 84 73 72 94 83
DEWPT         70 70 68 67 70 69 68 68 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 69 69 70
RH            59 84100 97 67 76100 97 61 72 97 97 50 61 84 90 44 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           60      40      20      20      10       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC IS IS IS 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