RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

VAZ046-272000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
901 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date             Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26
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                 86          68          87          68          87
TEMP                81 83 85 80 74 72 70 73 80 84 86 80 75 72 70 72 80 84 86 80
DEWPT               72 70 70 71 71 69 68 70 72 72 72 73 71 70 69 70 71 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH                   62         100          63         100          57
RH                  74 65 61 74 90 90 93 90 77 67 63 79 87 93 97 93 74 63 57 72
WIND DIR             W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD             4  5  5  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  4  5  5  5  4
CLOUDS              B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           80 59 94 83 80 65 77 52 61 69 73 57 57 55 59 56 49 52 29 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  6  5 10 10 10 10 10  8  3  2 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          30          60          40          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC                NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS                     SC SC IS                SC SC IS             IS IS   
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  1
T WIND DIR          NW  S  S SE  S SW  W  W NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD          10  8  9 13 12  8 12 10  5  4  3  8  4  8 11 12 10 10  9  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 26 36 33  6  6  4  8 12 21 23 13  4  2  4  5 17 43 67 45  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  3  3  2  4  6  6  7  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  B  C  F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  A  A  A  F
CEILING                    5700   300   300  4200  3900  3700  1700  None  None
STA PRES                  29.26 29.25 29.22 29.22 29.20 29.25 29.32 29.39 29.38


Date          Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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       67      91      70      97      73     101      76      99
TEMP          71 73 87 83 74 75 93 88 78 78 96 91 81 80 96 90
DEWPT         68 68 67 67 66 68 68 69 66 68 66 68 67 70 65 68
RH            90 84 52 59 76 79 44 54 67 71 38 47 63 72 36 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20       5       0       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                         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