RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

VAZ046-062000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                 93          72          88          68          86
TEMP                86 93 91 80 75 74 73 74 81 87 85 79 74 71 69 71 79 83 86 82
DEWPT               71 69 69 72 72 72 71 73 74 73 74 74 73 71 69 71 73 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   45          98          64         100          63
RH                  61 46 49 77 90 93 93 97 79 63 70 85 97100100100 82 72 63 72
WIND DIR             W  S NW  E  E SW  W  S  W NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD             2  3  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  4  4  3  3
CLOUDS              SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           34 44 71 94 76 73 82 53 69 58 76 92 92 53 68 69 63 68 59 62
VSBY                10 10  6  6  6  1  1  1 10 10  3  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  6
POP 12HR                     70          70          70          70          40
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM SC IS             NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     SC NM SC                NM SC IS             SC SC SC
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW NW  N NW NW NW NE  E  E  E  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
T WIND SPD           6  8  9 12 12  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  1  2  2  8  2  3  5  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 28 57 28  6  6  2  2  4  7 13 11  2  1  1  1  9  6 13 34  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  2  4  6  7  8  7  4  2  3  5 10 10 10  8  4  3  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F
CEILING              None  4200  6300  4200  4200  2600  5700  5300  1400  2300
STA PRES            29.23 29.18 29.23 29.24 29.26 29.24 29.26 29.28 29.30 29.27


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       68      91      70      93      71      89      68      87
TEMP          71 72 89 85 73 74 90 87 75 75 87 83 71 71 84 81
DEWPT         71 72 73 73 71 71 71 72 70 70 72 72 69 68 68 68
RH           100100 59 67 93 90 54 61 84 84 61 70 93 90 59 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      30      20      20      10      60      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC    SC IS       IS       IS NM SC       SC
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       IS          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