RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

VAZ046-172000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Date             Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26
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                 94          73          96          73          91
TEMP                85 92 94 88 78 75 73 76 89 95 91 84 77 75 73 76 86 90 87 80
DEWPT               67 65 66 70 70 71 70 72 73 69 71 72 73 72 71 72 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH                   41          92          43          93          55
RH                  55 41 40 55 76 87 90 87 59 43 52 67 87 90 93 87 65 56 59 77
WIND DIR            NE  E SE SE SE SE  E  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NE  E
WIND SPD             5  3  3  2  3  2  1  2  6 11 10  8  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  3
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 48 40 41 55 74 77 60 49 55 83 50 50 54 53 46 44 77 77 54
VSBY                 5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5 10  7  6  7  7 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                      0          20          60          30          60
RAIN SHWRS                      IS             SC NM SC SC       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          SC NM SC IS             SC SC SC
Obvis                K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K                                    
MIX HGT              3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE  S SE  N NE  N SE SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD           6  1  2  5  2  3  0  1 13 16 18 12  6  8 11  9  4  9 10  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 21  8 18  3  1  2  0  1 55 56 82 11  5  5  8 11 22 38 34  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  5  7  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            C  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  B  D  C  D  E  E  E  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  4700  4300  None  4700  None  None  None  4700
STA PRES            29.37 29.29 29.30 29.28 29.24 29.13 29.13 29.11 29.15 29.12


Date          Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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       67      88      69      92      73      91      65      86
TEMP          70 70 86 82 71 72 90 86 75 75 88 83 69 68 84 80
DEWPT         70 67 70 70 70 71 73 72 71 71 69 65 62 61 61 61
RH           100 90 59 67 97 97 58 63 87 87 54 55 78 78 46 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      30      20      20      30      20      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC IS       IS SC IS    IS IS         
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       IS SC       IS 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