RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

VAZ046-220800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
228 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            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                 69          85          63          77          60
TEMP          87 81 77 73 72 72 78 83 82 77 72 70 66 64 69 74 76 72 65 62 61 64
DEWPT         75 74 73 73 72 72 75 75 74 73 71 68 63 61 60 61 62 63 62 61 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          72          97          61          97
RH            68 79 87100100100 91 77 77 87 97 93 90 90 73 64 62 73 90 97 93 90
WIND DIR      SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE
WIND SPD      12 10 11 10 10 10  9 10  9  4  3  6  9  9  9  8  5  3  2  2  4  5
WIND GUST     23 23 23 23 21                      19 19                        
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     86 87 84 99 83 82 73 65 87 66 83 80 77 83 77 65 61 42 38 45 61 71
VSBY           3  4  3  3  4  7  6  6  6  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7 10 10  7  7   
POP 12HR                     70          50          60          20          20
RAIN SHWRS     O SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS       IS IS IS
TSTMS          O SC NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS                                 
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  W  N NE NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD    14 12  9  6 16 13 12 12 20 19  3  2 12 17 17 11  6  5            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           30 11  8  6 14 15 45 40 70 13  2  2 11 32 45 39 22  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  8  5  5  4  3  3  4  8  8  5  4  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  C  B  C  C  E  F  E  D  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        3000  4500  2500 17700  3800  4200  3200  3400  None  None      
STA PRES      29.12 29.09 29.09 29.17 29.17 29.22 29.28 29.39 29.40            


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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       78      62      74      64      85      68      89      70      88
TEMP          77 72 65 65 72 70 64 67 84 79 70 71 87 82 72 72 87 81
DEWPT         64 65 64 65 68 68 64 67 71 72 69 70 72 72 69 69 71 70
RH            64 79 97100 87 93100100 65 79 97 97 61 72 90 90 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      40      50      20      20      20      20      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS    IS IS       IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS               IS       SC          IS IS       IS IS       IS

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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