RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ046-162000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1201 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date             Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26
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          74          94          72          94
TEMP                   92 94 88 80 77 76 77 87 94 94 86 79 75 73 76 89 94 92 85
DEWPT                  70 68 68 67 67 67 63 65 65 65 68 70 70 70 72 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   42          73          38          93          49
RH                     49 43 52 65 71 74 62 48 39 39 55 74 84 90 87 57 49 52 65
WIND DIR               SE  S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                3  3  2  2  2  6  8  6  5  4  2  3  2  1  2  6 11 11  6
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              26 34 31 17 17 19 33 15 42 24 68 56 57 47 40 40 73 73 67
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10                                    
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS             NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                IS IS             SC SC SC
Obvis                   H  H                 H  H                              
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  5  1
T WIND DIR              N SW  W  W NW NE NE  E  E  S  E SE  S  S SW  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD              0  3  6  3  2  6 16  9  3  3  6 10  5  3  8 17 18 18 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                     0 27  3  2  1  3 24 30 23 26  3  5  3  2 10 82 66 54  9
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  7  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  F  B  B  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  B  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  4700  None  None  4700
STA PRES                  29.23 29.26 29.31 29.35 29.28 29.28 29.25 29.22 29.13


Date          Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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       72      92      67      89      68      90      69      90
TEMP          75 75 90 83 71 70 87 82 71 71 87 82 72 72 87 83
DEWPT         72 72 73 71 68 66 68 67 68 69 71 70 68 69 69 68
RH            90 90 58 67 90 87 53 61 90 93 59 67 87 90 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      20      20      20      40      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM IS       IS IS    IS SC SC IS    IS
TSTMS         SC       SC          IS IS       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