RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

VAZ046-130800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            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                 70          80          64          76          62
TEMP                      72 73 77 79 77 73 70 69 67 67 70 74 74 72 68 65 63 66
DEWPT                     70 71 72 73 72 71 70 69 67 67 70 70 69 68 67 65 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                   95          81         100          84         100
RH                        93 93 85 82 85 93100100100100100 87 84 87 97100100100
WIND DIR                   N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N NE
WIND SPD                   3  5  6  5  6  5  4  4  5  6  8  9  8  5  4  3  4  4
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 85 82 98 97 93 89 80 85 83 87 80 77 87 54 57 52 43 32
VSBY                       8  9 10 10  9  8  7  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          60          70          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC NM IS               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC                SC IS               
MIX HGT                   <1  1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E SW  W NW NW  N
T WIND SPD                 4  9 14 10 10 12 12 12 13 11 12 11  5  2  1  1  2  0
DISPERSION                VP             PR VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        2 13 34 24 24  8  8  8  9 12 29 35 24  2  1  1  2  0
MAX LVORI                  6  5  4  3  4  6  8  8  8  7  4  4  4  6 10 10 10 10
STABILITY                  F  C  C  B  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  B  E  E  F  E  A
CEILING                    1700   500  4300  1500  1200  1300  8100  None  None
STA PRES                  29.33 29.41 29.41 29.44 29.45 29.50 29.48 29.48 29.46


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       85      66      94      71      94      70      92      70      92
TEMP          83 80 67 70 92 88 73 75 93 88 74 74 90 85 72 73 90 85
DEWPT         67 69 66 67 69 70 68 69 70 71 68 68 67 68 67 68 68 69
RH            59 69 97 90 47 55 84 82 47 57 82 82 47 57 84 84 49 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0      10      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS          IS
TSTMS                                                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