RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

VAZ046-202000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
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                 92          67          82          67          86
TEMP             71 86 91 88 79 73 71 69 69 75 80 81 74 71 69 68 69 76 84 86 78
DEWPT            67 68 68 70 70 70 69 68 68 70 71 71 70 69 69 66 69 72 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH                   46          98          70          99          61
RH               87 55 47 55 74 90 93 97 97 84 74 72 87 93100 93100 87 67 61 76
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  W  W NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  S SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD          1  5  9  8  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS           SC FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        31 22 30 60 70 50 63 48 60 70 57 64100100 83 80 74 64 37 37 32
VSBY             10 10 10  6  5  7 10 10 10 10  7  6  3  3  6  6  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     40          50          60          90          20
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC IS             IS SC  O  O SC SC IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                     SC SC                IS SC SC IS             IS IS   
MIX HGT          <1  3  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR        E SW  W SW  W  N NE NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E NE  E  S  S  S  E
T WIND SPD        1 20 18 13  2  3 19 13  6 13  6  2  5  5  2  2  2  6  4  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               1 92139 55  1  2  9  9 10 32 21  6  5  5  1  1  3 21 21 14  1
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  3  7  6  6  6  4  3  3  5  7 10  8  9  4  3  2  4
STABILITY         A  A  B  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  D  D  F  F  B  B  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None 12700  None   500  1200   400   400  None  None
STA PRES            29.28 29.23 29.31 29.37 29.42 29.39 29.36 29.32 29.30 29.23


Date          Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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       65      86      62      85      61      85      64      87
TEMP          68 68 85 77 66 64 83 75 64 63 83 76 66 66 84 79
DEWPT         67 66 66 63 60 60 62 61 59 59 65 64 64 65 69 68
RH            97 93 53 62 81 87 49 62 84 87 55 66 93 97 61 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       5       5       0       5      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS    SC
TSTMS                                                      SC

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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