RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
831 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date           07/12/26      Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26            Wed
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                 64          79          61          85          64
TEMP                70 69 67 67 72 77 78 74 68 65 63 66 77 83 85 79 68 65 64 68
DEWPT               70 69 67 67 70 69 68 67 66 65 63 65 66 64 63 66 64 63 62 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          72         100          48          93
RH                 100100100100 93 76 71 79 93100100 97 69 53 48 64 87 93 93 90
WIND DIR             E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SW  W SW  W
WIND SPD             5  4  6  8  8  8  8  4  3  2  3  3  5  4  3  1  1  2  4  3
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           77 85 89 91 78 79 67 64 61 42 69 59 35 31 15  4  2  2  8  6
VSBY                 7  7  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          30          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC       IS                                       
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis               PF PF                                                      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  E NW NW NE  E  E  S            
T WIND SPD          11 10  6 13 12 10  9  6  2  1  2  2  6  4  2  1            
DISPERSION          PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  8  7  5 19 33 44 32  5  1  1  1  2 28 25 14  1            
MAX LVORI            8  8  9  5  4  3  3  4  7 10 10  9  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  C  B  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING               500   900  1700 10600  None 31000  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.43 29.44 29.49 29.45 29.47 29.48 29.48 29.41            


Date           07/15Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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       93      70      96      71      94      69      93      68      91
TEMP          91 86 72 74 94 88 74 74 91 87 73 73 91 85 72 72 89 84
DEWPT         67 68 67 68 69 71 68 67 66 68 66 67 67 68 67 68 68 68
RH            45 55 84 82 44 57 82 79 44 53 79 81 45 57 84 87 50 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      20      20      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       IS IS       SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS       IS IS       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