RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ046-120800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue
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                 67          81          65          77          64
TEMP          86 78 72 71 69 70 76 79 78 74 70 69 67 67 71 75 77 74 68 66 64 67
DEWPT         72 72 72 71 69 70 72 73 72 71 70 69 67 67 71 71 70 69 68 66 64 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          79         100          81         100
RH            63 82100100100100 87 82 82 90100100100100100 87 79 84100100100100
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       5  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  6  5  4  4  5  6  6  8  6  4  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     78 68 55 84 82 90 96 95 95 91 82 90 93 91 95 90 92 81 67 62 61 46
VSBY          10 10  5  7  8 10  9 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          80          90          70          20
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC SC NM NM SC NM  O NM NM  O  O NM NM NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS         NM SC             IS SC SC SC IS IS          SC SC IS            
Obvis               PF                                                         
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW  N NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     8  8  6  3  3 10  8 13 13 11 11  9  9 12 10 10 11  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  4  3  2  2 12 19 38 30  8  8  6  6 14 16 28 23  6            
MAX LVORI      2  5  9 10 10  5  4  3  3  5  8  8  8  5  5  4  3  4            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  B  B  E            
CEILING              7700  4300   700  1200   500  4700  1300 19500 27400      
STA PRES            29.27 29.31 29.38 29.40 29.44 29.45 29.48 29.43            


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       86      67      95      71      94      71      95      71      92
TEMP          84 81 69 71 93 88 74 75 93 87 74 75 93 87 74 74 90 86
DEWPT         69 70 67 68 70 72 68 70 70 71 68 69 68 70 69 70 70 70
RH            61 69 93 90 47 59 82 84 47 59 82 82 44 57 84 87 52 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       5      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS       SC
TSTMS                                                IS IS       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