RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

VAZ046-122000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                 81          69          88          66          84
TEMP          71 70 74 79 80 73 71 71 71 71 79 86 87 78 73 69 68 68 79 81 83 75
DEWPT         71 70 72 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 72 71 70 70 69 69 67 67 68 67 66 64
MAX/MIN RH                   78         100          57         100          57
RH           100100 93 82 79 97100100 97 97 79 61 57 76 87100 97 97 69 63 57 69
WIND DIR      NE NE  E  E  E SE  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD       3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  8  8  8  6
CLOUDS        OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     91 82 89 71 81 98 87 77 62 50 28 27 28  7 20 20 17 38 41 46 45 23
VSBY          10 10 10 10  6  3  3  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     70          80          20           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O NM IS                            IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                     SC SC IS                                  IS IS      
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR    NE  E  E SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W NW  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD     3  8  8  9 11 13 12  6  5 12 11 11 10  5  6  3  4  3 14 11  9 16
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            2  9 12 19 29  6  6  3  3 13 33 69 47  3  3  2  2  4 58 49 39  7
MAX LVORI     10  8  5  3  3  6  9  9  9  5  3  1  1  4  6 10  9  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  D  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               400  1600  1400  1800  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.33 29.26 29.26 29.24 29.24 29.18 29.24 29.27 29.36 29.39


Date          Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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       58      79      58      85      61      89      64      88
TEMP          62 59 77 71 61 59 82 75 64 62 86 78 67 66 86 77
DEWPT         56 54 60 61 58 58 65 65 61 60 66 66 63 62 66 66
RH            81 83 56 71 90 96 56 71 90 93 51 67 87 87 51 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 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