RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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                 71          93          71          90          69
TEMP          90 83 78 75 73 75 84 90 92 82 77 74 72 73 82 88 87 80 75 72 70 72
DEWPT         64 69 70 69 68 70 70 70 70 73 72 71 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   89          49          94          57          99
RH            42 63 76 82 84 84 63 52 49 74 85 90 93 93 69 57 61 77 90 97100 93
WIND DIR       W SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  N NW NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NE  N NE
WIND SPD       4  4  4  4  4  4  4  6  6  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  3  3
CLOUDS        SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     34 21 31 41 60 30 38 30 56 54 54 52 69 58 66 63 63 66 66 62 73 64
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0   
POP 12HR                     10          30          20          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS                SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                                 IS IS                IS SC IS            
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NW  N NE  E NW SW SE            
T WIND SPD     6  2  5  4  3  2  9  8  9  2  4  4  3  6  4  1  5  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           52  1  3  3  2  2 38 54 39  1  2  2  2  7 14  7 32  1            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  3  3  1  4            
STABILITY      A  F  F  E  E  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4300  None 12400  6000      
STA PRES            29.19 29.19 29.22 29.18 29.26 29.30 29.35 29.30            


Date           08/15Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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       88      69      90      72      93      71      90      68      90
TEMP          87 80 71 72 88 83 75 74 91 83 74 71 87 81 70 70 88 82
DEWPT         72 72 70 70 74 74 72 72 74 73 71 70 72 71 69 68 71 70
RH            61 77 97 93 63 74 90 93 58 72 90 97 61 72 97 93 57 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      30      20      30      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC       SC IS       SC IS       IS IS       IS
TSTMS            IS IS       SC IS       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