RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

VAZ046-170800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                 70          88          69          93          71
TEMP                      71 73 81 86 86 79 73 71 69 72 85 90 90 81 75 73 72 74
DEWPT                     71 73 75 74 72 72 70 70 69 71 74 72 71 72 71 71 70 72
MIN/MAX RH                  100          63         100          53          95
RH                       100100 82 68 63 79 90 97100 97 70 56 54 74 87 93 93 93
WIND DIR                  NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SW SW SW SW SW  S  E  S SW  N  N
WIND SPD                   3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  4
CLOUDS                    SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 43 62 38 47 27 25 23 26 13  8  6 25 26 35 27 27 18 20
VSBY                       6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4   
POP 12HR                     10          10           5          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis                                          PF                              
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  5 <1            
T WIND DIR                NE  E NE NE NE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W  S  E            
T WIND SPD                 2  9 10  5  4 10  3  2  2  5  5  3  1  1            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  7 34 32 24  5  2  1  1  6 20 28  7  1            
MAX LVORI                 10  8  3  3  3  4  7  8 10  7  3  2  3  4            
STABILITY                  G  C  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.42 29.41 29.35 29.33 29.31 29.30 29.23            


Date           08/18Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
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      70      83      68      85      66      81      65      79
TEMP          85 79 71 71 80 75 70 69 82 76 68 68 79 73 67 67 77 72
DEWPT         72 71 70 70 73 71 68 69 70 69 67 67 68 67 65 66 66 66
RH            65 77 97 97 79 87 93100 67 79 97 97 69 81 93 97 69 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      40      30      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS       IS IS       SC SC IS    SC SC IS    SC
TSTMS            IS          IS IS       SC SC       SC          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