RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

VAZ046-142000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Date             Tue 07/14/26            Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26
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                 88          65          96          70          98
TEMP                80 87 88 81 71 68 66 70 88 95 96 87 77 73 70 75 91 98 98 91
DEWPT               67 64 62 65 63 62 62 65 67 66 64 65 65 65 65 68 70 68 66 68
MAX/MIN RH                   42          89          35          87          35
RH                  65 46 42 58 76 81 87 84 50 39 35 48 67 76 84 79 50 38 35 47
WIND DIR             E  E  E SE  S SW SW  W  W  S SW  S SW SW  W NW  E SE  S  S
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  3  4  5  4  2  3  4  4  5  4  3  2  3  3  4  3
CLOUDS              CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            3  5  6  1  1  2  1  2  3  2  7  0  5 10  9 13 17 18 20 16
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  E NE  S SW SW SW  W  E SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  E  S  S SW
T WIND SPD           4  4  2  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  6  3  3  2  2  4  3  4  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 18 28 14  1  2  2  2  2 11 21 30  3  2  2  1  2 20 28 40  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  2  2  1  2  3  4  5  5  2  2  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.47 29.40 29.37 29.34 29.33 29.25 29.26 29.26 29.27 29.21


Date          Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
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       72      97      72      95      71      92      70      92
TEMP          76 77 95 90 75 75 92 86 74 74 90 84 73 73 90 84
DEWPT         67 68 67 68 68 70 71 72 71 72 73 72 69 69 69 68
RH            74 74 40 49 79 84 51 63 90 93 58 67 87 87 50 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      50      30      50      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS       SC SC       SC SC       IS
TSTMS                     IS       SC SC       SC 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