RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ046-170800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/15/26      Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu
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                 55          80          61          89          69
TEMP                      57 61 71 76 79 76 68 65 62 66 81 87 89 84 73 72 71 75
DEWPT                     53 52 53 54 54 56 57 57 57 59 59 58 57 58 58 59 62 65
MIN/MAX RH                   88          43          86          34          74
RH                        86 72 53 46 42 50 68 75 84 78 47 38 34 41 59 64 73 71
WIND DIR                   N NE  E  S  S  S SE SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  4  6  4  4  3  3  4  6  9 10  4  5  9 12 13
WIND GUST                                                              20 24 26
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 27 43 29 35 30 49 67 60 33  4 20 15 29 27 26 35 38 32
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1  1  5  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8  9 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NE  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD                 2 10  2  6 12 12  2  2  3  8 11 14 18 12            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR FR   
ADI                        1 16 14 54106  6  1  1  2  9 76128169  6            
MAX LVORI                  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None 11800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.25 29.24 29.14 29.13 29.13 29.15 29.09            


Date           06/18Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       96      70      85      62      85      60      89      66      87
TEMP          94 85 74 73 82 79 66 66 82 80 64 66 86 82 70 69 84 83
DEWPT         69 68 67 65 65 61 57 57 53 54 53 54 56 59 59 61 64 67
RH            44 57 79 76 56 54 73 73 37 41 67 65 36 46 68 76 51 59
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      50      60      10       0       0       5      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC NM SC                            IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS IS       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