RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

VAZ046-182000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Date             Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26
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          68          86          60          86
TEMP             76 85 90 92 85 77 73 71 71 77 83 85 79 68 63 61 65 78 84 86 80
DEWPT            66 68 68 69 69 69 67 66 68 67 63 59 58 55 55 54 57 56 55 55 58
MAX/MIN RH                   46          92          41          79          35
RH               71 57 49 47 59 76 81 84 90 71 51 41 49 63 75 78 75 47 37 35 47
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD         14 17 17 16 12  9  9  8  5  6  9 12  8  5  4  4  4  6  8  9  5
WIND GUST        26 31 31 27                         18                        
CLOUDS           B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        58 51 30 58 79 90 94 89 72 51 30 22 12 11 11 10  4  4 13 14 13
VSBY             10 10  9  8  8  8 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          80          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC SC  O SC IS                                 
TSTMS                  IS SC IS          IS                                    
MIX HGT           2  4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW  W SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD       17 29 28 28 17 17 16  3  9 18 11 11  8  4  3  3  3  9 13 12 10
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI              29117135 92 15 15 14  3 14 59 76 55  5  2  2  2  4 51105103  5
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  4  4  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  B  C  E  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  4100  3600  7500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.08 29.02 29.12 29.14 29.11 29.08 29.19 29.22 29.25 29.20


Date          Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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       63      91      70      88      65      86      62      86
TEMP          65 68 87 84 73 72 85 80 69 68 83 80 66 67 82 80
DEWPT         57 59 60 64 64 68 72 70 65 63 62 61 57 59 61 63
RH            75 73 40 51 73 87 65 72 87 84 49 52 73 75 49 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      30      70      50      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC NM SC IS                IS
TSTMS                     SC       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