RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

VAZ046-010800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

Date           07/30/26      Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26            Sun
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                 62          89          65          89          69
TEMP                      64 68 81 87 87 80 72 69 67 70 81 87 86 80 76 74 72 72
DEWPT                     56 58 61 59 59 61 61 62 61 63 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   76          38          85          51          90
RH                        75 70 51 39 39 52 68 78 81 78 63 52 55 67 76 82 84 87
WIND DIR                  NW NW  E  W  W  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  5  9  9  9  9  8  5  5
WIND GUST                                                        19 20 19      
CLOUDS                    FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)                  9  8  4 13 25 18 56 55 28 39 57 55 80 51 80 71 71 68
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  W  W  W  E  E  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD                 3  2  3  4  3  2  2  3  2  3 16 16 18 10 10 12 13 12
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        2  2 22 38 29  1  1  2  1  3 61 76 75  9  9 11  9 19
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  2  2  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  4
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  G  A  C  C  C  D  D  D  E  C
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  4700  6500  1200
STA PRES                  29.29 29.30 29.25 29.25 29.24 29.23 29.16 29.16 29.13


Date           08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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      68      84      68      83      68      85      69      86
TEMP          82 76 72 72 80 76 70 70 80 76 70 70 82 77 71 71 85 79
DEWPT         72 73 72 72 76 75 70 70 75 74 70 70 75 74 71 71 75 74
RH            72 90100100 88 97100100 85 94100100 79 90100100 72 85
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      80      70      40      60      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM NM NM SC NM SC IS IS NM SC    IS SC SC       SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC    IS SC SC    IS SC IS       SC IS       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