RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VAZ046-270800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/26/26      Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            Wed
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                 65          87          68          87          66
TEMP          83 77 69 67 66 68 80 86 86 79 73 71 70 71 78 84 86 80 73 69 67 70
DEWPT         69 70 69 67 66 68 71 70 69 71 70 69 69 70 74 75 74 72 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          57         100          68          99
RH            63 79100100100100 74 59 57 77 90 93 97 97 88 74 68 77 87 97100 93
WIND DIR      SW  S  S SE  N NW  N  E  S SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  5  6 10 12 11  8  5  4  5  5
WIND GUST                                                  23 21 18            
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     37 67 66 40 55 63 40 52 57 32 40 35 55 71 71 87 87 52 52 13 21 11
VSBY          10 10  9  5  3  6 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  7            
POP 12HR                     50          20          30          80          30
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS             IS       IS    NM NM  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS            SC SC                IS                   SC SC SC            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  E NW  N  E NE NE NE  N NE SE  S SW SW SW SW NE  E            
T WIND SPD     5  9  2  1  2  3  2  2  4  2  1  4  2  6 13 18  8  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR PR VP PR   
ADI           36  4  1  1  1  4  8 14 27  1  1  2  2  7 43 74 16  1            
MAX LVORI      1  4 10 10 10  9  3  2  2  4  7  8  8  8  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      A  F  F  G  F  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  E  B  C  C  D  D            
CEILING              3900   500  None  None  None  None 10400  5700  None      
STA PRES            29.15 29.14 29.15 29.11 29.11 29.07 29.01 28.91            


Date           07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       87      64      84      65      85      66      84      67      82
TEMP          86 80 68 68 83 77 67 68 83 78 68 69 82 77 69 69 80 75
DEWPT         68 67 64 65 66 67 64 65 66 67 66 68 70 70 69 69 73 72
RH            55 65 87 90 57 71 90 90 57 69 93 97 67 79100100 79 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5      10      40      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                IS 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