RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

VAZ046-302000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1201 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date             Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26
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                 91          68          98          71         100
TEMP                   88 90 86 75 72 69 72 87 94 96 89 79 75 72 76 91 99100 94
DEWPT                  69 67 68 63 61 63 66 69 69 69 70 69 68 67 68 71 70 67 69
MAX/MIN RH                   48          83          43          78          35
RH                     54 47 55 66 68 81 81 55 44 42 54 72 79 84 76 52 39 34 44
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SE SE SE  S
WIND SPD                4  5  4  5  4  4  5  5  4  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  4  4  4
CLOUDS                 SC FW CL CL SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              46  8  5  5 33 32 11  4 17 14 17  0  1  5  3  5 12 12 17
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N SW  W  W  S  S SW  N NE NE  N  N
T WIND SPD              1  4 11  5  5  5 12  4  2  5  5  3  4  2  6  6  4  3  0
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                     7 30  5  3  3  3 13 17 17 48  3  2  2  1  7 34 42 31  0
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  3  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.37 29.37 29.38 29.35 29.31 29.31 29.34 29.37 29.33


Date          Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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      99      74     102      72     100      71      96
TEMP          77 77 98 88 75 77101 89 75 77 99 86 74 75 95 84
DEWPT         68 68 67 68 67 69 67 69 68 70 68 70 70 71 70 71
RH            74 74 37 52 76 76 33 52 79 79 37 59 87 87 45 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2
POP 12HR            0       5       5      20      30      50      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC       SC SC       NM
TSTMS                              IS 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