RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

VAZ046-280800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Date           08/27/26      Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            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                 67          85          66          86          67
TEMP                70 69 67 68 79 84 84 75 69 68 66 67 77 83 85 78 70 68 67 68
DEWPT               69 69 67 68 72 72 71 71 69 68 66 67 70 70 70 70 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          64         100          60         100
RH                  97100100100 79 67 65 87100100100100 79 65 61 76 97100100100
WIND DIR            SW SE  S NW NE NE  E  E  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE NE  N SW
WIND SPD             2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  4  2  1  1  0  1
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           63 43 49 56 60 59 69 60 91 81 69 67 63 59 42 29 27 30 34 31
VSBY                10  8  5  4 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          50          40           5           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC IS          SC SC SC SC IS                              
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                                    
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW  S SE  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD           3  3  1  2  2  2 11  5  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2  8 13 41  3  2  1  1  1  3  9 16  3            
MAX LVORI            8 10 10  9  4  3  1  6  9 10 10 10  4  3  2  3            
STABILITY            F  G  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  9200  3500  8700  2200  2800  None  None      
STA PRES            29.30 29.31 29.34 29.31 29.35 29.39 29.44 29.41            


Date           08/30Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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       89      69      93      71      95      72      96      72      94
TEMP          86 81 71 70 91 84 74 73 93 85 75 74 93 85 74 74 91 83
DEWPT         71 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 69 69 70 69 70 70 70
RH            61 67 93 97 47 59 82 84 44 59 79 84 46 61 84 87 50 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       5      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       SC
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