RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

VAZ046-022000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

Date             Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26
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                 99          77         100          78         100
TEMP          75 80 92 97 99 92 84 81 77 82 94 99100 91 84 80 78 80 93 98 99 90
DEWPT         70 71 74 70 68 70 71 71 71 72 72 71 70 72 71 70 69 71 72 68 67 69
MAX/MIN RH                   36          80          38          75          35
RH            84 74 56 42 37 49 65 72 82 72 49 41 38 54 65 72 74 74 51 38 36 50
WIND DIR      SW  W NE  E  E SE  S SW SW NW NE SE  S  S  S  W SW  W  W SW SW  W
WIND SPD       2  1  4  4  3  2  4  3  3  2  4  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  5  4
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)      4  0  2 22 10  9  2  5  9  4  3 26 25 17 21 19 19 10 13 35 35 54
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  9 10 <1
T WIND DIR     S  N NE NE NE  S SW SW SW NE  E SW  W  W SW  W  W NE  E SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     1  4  8  3  2  1  2  2  2  9  5  2  4  6  2  2  2  2  1  6  5  6
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  4 49 29 20  1  1  1  1  9 29 21 41  3  1  1  1  2  7 72 62  5
MAX LVORI      6  3  1  2  2  2  3  3  5  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.38 29.34 29.34 29.36 29.38 29.30 29.28 29.28 29.29 29.21


Date          Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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       74      98      72      97      70      92      68      91
TEMP          76 78 98 86 74 76 96 85 73 74 91 83 71 72 88 84
DEWPT         68 69 65 68 70 71 68 70 70 70 68 68 68 69 66 66
RH            76 74 34 55 87 85 40 61 90 87 47 61 90 90 48 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      40      60      40      60      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC SC       NM SC       NM SC IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       SC SC       SC SC       SC

$$


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