RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

VAZ046-092000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date             Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26
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                 91          69          91          69          86
TEMP                82 88 87 82 74 72 70 73 86 90 88 82 75 72 70 73 81 84 82 77
DEWPT               75 74 74 73 71 70 68 70 73 72 73 73 71 70 69 71 73 73 73 72
MAX/MIN RH                   57          94          56          97          71
RH                  79 63 65 74 90 93 93 90 65 56 61 74 87 93 97 93 77 70 74 85
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
WIND SPD             5  8  9  5  4  4  5  5  6  9  9  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  3
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            8 48 66 12  6  9  6 15 31 65 55 50 51 46 59 58 69 78 78 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          10          40          30          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC                   SC SC SC SC       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS SC                   SC SC IS             IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N
T WIND SPD           8  8 11 11  4  6  4  4 11 16 18 14  6  6  3 11  8  6  8 13
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 31 50 46  5  2  3  2  4 53 73 52 10  5  5  2 15 21 26 26  6
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  8  5  3  3  3  4
STABILITY            A  B  C  F  F  F  F  A  B  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  2900  None  None  2800  6300
STA PRES            29.25 29.19 29.20 29.23 29.24 29.21 29.24 29.27 29.28 29.24


Date          Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       65      83      63      82      62      88      65      94
TEMP          69 69 82 76 66 67 80 77 65 67 85 81 68 70 91 87
DEWPT         69 68 69 68 65 65 64 65 62 63 64 66 62 65 66 67
RH           100 97 65 76 97 93 58 67 90 87 50 60 81 84 44 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR           40      40      30      20       5       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS SC SC    IS                           
TSTMS         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