RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

VAZ046-080800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1101 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Date           07/07/26      Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri
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                 70          85          69          90          69
TEMP                   72 71 72 78 83 83 79 74 72 71 72 83 89 86 81 74 71 69 73
DEWPT                  70 69 72 76 76 75 75 74 72 71 72 75 74 74 74 72 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                  100          76         100          62          97
RH                     93 93100 94 80 77 88100100100100 77 61 68 79 93 97 97 90
WIND DIR                N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  4  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  5  8  8  4  3  4  5  5
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              75 72 71 78 48 63 59 63 77 61 58 55 75 75 42 18  5  7  6
VSBY                    4  2  4 10 10 10 10  8  4  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10
POP 12HR                     10          50          80          60          10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM               
TSTMS                           IS IS SC SC SC IS          SC SC               
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR              E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              3  8  8  8  4  4  5 11  9  8  6  5  5  8  2            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                     2  4  9 20 20 20  3  5  4  4  7 17 24 25  2            
MAX LVORI              10  9  8  5  3  3  6  9  9  9  8  3  2  3  4            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                    1900   900  2700  2700  1200   300  4400  None      
STA PRES                  29.31 29.34 29.28 29.27 29.26 29.25 29.20            


Date           07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       92      70      87      67      84      65      84      65      91
TEMP          90 85 74 74 84 80 71 70 82 80 69 69 83 79 68 70 88 85
DEWPT         72 72 70 70 72 72 69 69 69 69 67 67 67 68 65 66 66 67
RH            56 65 87 87 67 77 93 97 65 69 93 93 59 69 90 87 48 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10      50      40      40      30      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS       IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC            
TSTMS            IS          SC SC       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