RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

VAZ046-102000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date             Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26
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                 90          69          89          66          83
TEMP                86 87 85 77 73 72 71 73 83 88 84 78 72 69 67 70 77 81 83 78
DEWPT               71 70 69 71 71 70 69 71 73 73 73 73 72 69 67 69 71 70 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   55          94          62         100          63
RH                  61 57 59 82 93 93 93 93 72 61 70 85100100100 97 82 69 63 71
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD             6  8  9  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  5  2  3  3  5  6  8  8  8  5
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           34 84 87 46 61 39 57 39 40 61 74 68 68 67 76 77 76 77 75 68
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10  8  1  4 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          50          50          50
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS IS          IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC IS IS                   SC SC IS          IS SC SC   
MIX HGT              4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W SW  W  W  N NW NW  E NE  E NW NW NE NE NE  E  E
T WIND SPD          11 14 18 13  3  5  4  6  1  2  4 19  6  5  2 13 17 13 11 16
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                 55 65 46  9  2  3  3  7  5 14 17  9  3  3  2 14 45 42 39 11
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  6  6  6  6  3  2  3  4  9  9 10  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  E  E  F  E  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    5200  None  None  None  3400   400  1800  3800  4100
STA PRES                  29.22 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.24 29.33 29.36 29.44 29.43


Date          Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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      84      62      89      66      96      71      97
TEMP          66 67 82 79 65 67 87 82 69 71 94 89 74 75 94 89
DEWPT         64 65 63 64 61 63 63 65 62 65 66 67 66 68 67 67
RH            93 93 53 60 87 87 45 56 78 81 40 48 76 79 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10       5       5       0       0       5      10

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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