RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date             Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26
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                 97          74         101          76          99
TEMP          70 73 89 95 97 90 81 77 74 77 93 98100 93 82 78 76 78 93 98 98 90
DEWPT         65 68 72 71 69 70 71 69 68 69 72 70 67 70 70 69 68 70 72 69 66 68
MAX/MIN RH                   41          81          35          79          35
RH            84 84 57 46 40 52 72 76 82 76 51 41 34 47 67 74 76 76 51 39 35 49
WIND DIR       S SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW NE  E SE  S  S SW SW  W  E SE  S  S
WIND SPD       5  5  3  3  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  4  3  3  4  4  4  2  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS        FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     25 11  2 12  8  3  1  5  4  1  2 10  3  2  0  1  7  5 12 19 19 23
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  9 <1
T WIND DIR     S SW  N  W  W SW  S  S  S  N NE  N  N  N  W  W  W NE NE  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     4  9  5  1  3  5  3  2  2  2  5  3  4  0  2  2  2 13  6  2  4  8
DISPERSION    PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2 12 25  9 29  3  2  1  1  2 29 29 41  0  1  1  1 13 39 22 47  4
MAX LVORI      5  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  4  4  4  1  2  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.37 29.32 29.32 29.34 29.38 29.34 29.33 29.35 29.38 29.31


Date          Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       75     101      74     101      72      98      71      93
TEMP          76 80101 91 76 77100 88 75 76 97 85 74 75 92 83
DEWPT         67 69 66 66 68 69 65 67 69 70 68 70 70 71 68 68
RH            74 69 32 44 76 76 32 50 82 82 39 61 87 87 46 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10      20      30      40      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                IS       SC SC       NM SC       SC
TSTMS                     IS       SC SC       SC SC       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