RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

VAZ046-182000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
431 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

Date             Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26            Mon 07/20/26
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          92          68          87
TEMP          74 77 89 94 90 84 78 76 74 76 85 88 88 81 74 71 69 70 78 84 86 80
DEWPT         70 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 73 72 72 73 72 71 69 69 71 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   49          92          56         100          63
RH            87 87 57 49 56 67 82 87 90 87 67 59 59 77 93100100 97 79 67 63 77
WIND DIR       E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  E NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD       1  2  8 11 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     67 49 43 64 67 52 35 32 54 61 46 57 60 73 73 55 61 61 60 72 72 67
VSBY           6  6 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6
POP 12HR                     60          20          40          50          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS                IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                IS SC SC SC             SC SC SC
Obvis          K  K                                                            
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR    SE  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD     2  5 17 18 19 13 10 12  9 11  9  5  8 10 12 10  8  8  4  3  9 10
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  6 77 65 43 12  5  6  6 16 49 24 29  5  6  5  4 10 15 15 27  5
MAX LVORI      7  5  1  1  1  3  5  5  5  4  1  2  2  4  6  9  9  6  4  3  2  4
STABILITY      F  A  B  D  C  D  F  F  E  B  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  6000  None  None  None  4700 17500  3500  2600  3400
STA PRES            29.22 29.12 29.11 29.11 29.15 29.13 29.19 29.24 29.25 29.21


Date          Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
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       69      90      71      89      63      83      62      85
TEMP          71 72 87 83 74 73 86 81 68 66 81 77 65 66 83 79
DEWPT         71 72 75 74 72 72 72 68 63 62 62 62 60 62 65 65
RH           100100 68 74 93 97 63 65 84 87 53 60 84 87 55 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      60      70      50      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS             IS
TSTMS         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