RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-180800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
245 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Date           07/17/26      Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26            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                 74          94          73          91          67
TEMP          94 88 79 77 74 77 89 94 86 83 77 76 74 76 86 90 87 80 73 70 68 70
DEWPT         67 69 70 71 71 73 72 69 72 72 72 72 71 72 73 72 72 73 71 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                   91          45          93          57         100
RH            41 54 74 82 90 87 57 44 63 70 85 87 90 87 65 56 61 79 93 97100 93
WIND DIR      SE SE SE NE  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NE  E  E NE NE NE
WIND SPD       3  2  2  2  1  3  8 11 11  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  5
WIND GUST                          21    17                                    
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     31 30 60 52 56 32 18 62 63 41 45 14 65 52 26 69 69 69 69 51 57 67
VSBY           4  4  5  5  5  5 10  7  6  7  7 10 10  7  7  6  6  7            
POP 12HR                      5          60          20          50          50
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS                SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                SC SC SC            
Obvis          K  K  K  K  K  K                                                
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  E  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NW SW NE            
T WIND SPD     3 10  2  3  2 10 17 18 20 11 12 11 10 10  9  3  2  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           28  5  1  2  1 10 82 66 47  8  8  5  7 14 50 15  9  4            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  5  7  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  1  2  3  4            
STABILITY      A  G  F  F  F  A  B  D  C  E  E  F  E  B  A  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  7500  None  6800  None  4200  4200      
STA PRES      29.29 29.30 29.25 29.23 29.13 29.11 29.12 29.18 29.13            


Date           07/20Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
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       87      68      91      73      87      65      84      63      86
TEMP          84 81 71 71 89 85 76 74 85 80 69 68 82 78 66 67 83 80
DEWPT         71 71 71 71 74 73 72 72 73 69 64 63 63 63 61 62 65 64
RH            65 72100100 61 67 87 93 67 69 84 84 53 60 84 84 55 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20      20      40      50      30      10      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS       IS SC SC SC SC SC             IS      
TSTMS            SC IS       IS SC IS    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