RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-050800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
931 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date           07/04/26      Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            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                 71          97          72          91          69
TEMP                75 74 74 77 89 96 95 86 78 75 73 74 86 91 88 81 74 71 69 72
DEWPT               67 67 68 69 70 68 67 68 68 69 70 71 72 72 72 73 72 71 69 71
MIN/MAX RH                   89          38          92          53         100
RH                  76 79 82 76 54 40 40 55 71 82 90 90 63 54 59 77 93100100 97
WIND DIR             E  E SW  E  S  S  S  W  E NE  N  N SW SW NE SE  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD             3  2  2  2  3  6  8  4  3  3  3  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  3  3
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           48 42 23 17 22 25 53 61 52 61 67 60 57 89 89 76 76 56 54 48
VSBY                10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  2 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          40          40          80          60
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC              O  O NM NM IS IS   
TSTMS                                 SC SC IS             SC NM SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NE NW NE SW SW SW NW NE NE NW  N NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  3  4 10 12 16 14  9  4  5  4  1  2  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  4 18 87 61 11  7  4  2  8 21  8  8  4            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  2  2  3  4            
STABILITY            E  G  G  A  A  B  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None 12700  5200   300  7000  1100      
STA PRES                  29.24 29.23 29.17 29.26 29.29 29.31 29.25            


Date           07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       90      67      89      68      92      71      95      71      92
TEMP          88 82 71 71 86 84 71 72 90 85 74 75 92 87 75 75 89 85
DEWPT         70 70 68 68 68 68 67 69 69 69 68 70 69 71 69 69 70 70
RH            55 67 90 90 55 59 87 90 50 59 82 84 47 59 82 82 54 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      30      20      20      20      10      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC    IS IS IS       IS          SC          SC
TSTMS            SC IS       IS IS       IS          SC          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