RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ046-042000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date             Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26
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                103          73         101          71          94
TEMP                96102 99 92 82 77 74 77 92 99 99 89 78 74 72 75 87 93 89 81
DEWPT               73 69 67 67 67 67 67 69 71 67 65 68 69 69 69 71 72 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   33          80          34          93          51
RH                  48 35 36 44 61 71 79 76 51 36 33 50 74 84 90 87 61 51 59 77
WIND DIR             E SW  S SE  S  W  N  S SW  S  S  S NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE
WIND SPD             2  5  8  5  4  3  2  1  2  6  8  4  4  4  3  2  3  5  5  3
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           18 30 51 60 45 46 24 19  2 22 20 61 61 49 60 66 67 80 80 79
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          10          40          40          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                         SC SC             NM NM NM
TSTMS                  IS IS                         SC IS             SC NM SC
MIX HGT              4  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  8 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  5  2 <1
T WIND DIR           E SW SW SW SW NE  N  N NE SW  S  S SW  N  E  E  E  S  E  S
T WIND SPD           5  5  9 12  4  3  2  3  5  4  5 12  2 12  5  4  6  5 10 11
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 32 57 45  8  3  2  1  3 23 38 49  8  2  8  3  7 26 25 26  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  2  2  2  4
STABILITY            A  A  C  E  E  F  G  A  A  B  B  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  2700  2200  2200  6500
STA PRES            29.29 29.21 29.20 29.22 29.25 29.18 29.21 29.27 29.30 29.25


Date          Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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      89      68      89      69      92      70      95
TEMP          72 73 88 83 72 72 86 83 71 72 90 86 73 74 92 87
DEWPT         72 72 72 72 70 70 70 70 68 70 71 71 69 71 70 71
RH           100 97 59 70 93 93 59 65 90 93 54 61 87 90 49 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           70      60      50      20      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS IS NM SC       IS SC       SC IS       IS
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       IS IS       SC IS       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