RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

VAZ046-152000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Date             Wed 07/15/26            Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26
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                 97          71          99          74          96
TEMP             71 87 94 97 89 78 74 71 76 91 97 97 91 80 79 76 78 89 94 94 88
DEWPT            64 67 65 65 66 65 65 65 67 72 68 67 69 68 67 67 65 65 65 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   35          85          36          73          37
RH               79 52 39 35 47 64 74 81 74 54 39 38 49 67 67 74 64 45 39 40 50
WIND DIR          W NW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE SE  S  S  S  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD          2  2  3  4  3  4  3  3  2  4  3  3  2  2  2  5  6  6  5  4  3
CLOUDS           CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  7  4  2 11 22 22 29 34 59 44 23 24 23 16  8  9 15 21 45
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        SC
MIX HGT          <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  8 <1
T WIND DIR        W  N SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  E  S SW  W  W NW  N NE NE  E SE  E
T WIND SPD        2  3  1  3  6  3  3  2  2  4  2  3  1  2  2  4 17 10  4  5  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP
ADI               2 11  7 24  3  2  2  1  2 21 16 29  1  1  1  2 31 47 35 53  4
MAX LVORI         4  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  F  B  B  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.35 29.27 29.27 29.27 29.29 29.22 29.24 29.28 29.34 29.27


Date          Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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       73      94      71      92      69      92      71      94
TEMP          75 76 93 84 74 74 90 85 72 72 90 86 74 74 91 85
DEWPT         69 71 72 73 72 72 72 72 69 69 69 68 68 70 72 70
RH            82 85 51 70 93 93 56 65 90 90 50 55 82 87 54 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      70      40      30      30      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS       NM SC       SC SC                   SC
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       SC 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