RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-070800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date           07/05/26      Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            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                 73          94          72          88          68
TEMP                   75 74 75 86 93 91 80 75 74 73 74 81 87 85 79 74 71 69 71
DEWPT                  70 70 70 75 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 76 75 75 75 73 71 69 71
MIN/MAX RH                   88          51          96          68         100
RH                     84 87 84 70 52 56 82 94 97 97 97 85 68 72 88 97100100100
WIND DIR               SE  E NE  W  S NW  E  E SW  W  S  W NE NE NE NE  N  N NE
WIND SPD                1  1  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  3  4
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              63 62 73 34 44 71 94 76 73 82 53 69 58 76 92 92 53 68 69
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  1  1  1 10 10  3  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          70          70          70          70
RAIN SHWRS                            SC NM SC IS             NM NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                 SC NM SC                NM SC IS         
Obvis                                          PF PF PF                        
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR              S  W  W  W SW SW SW NW  N NW NW NW NE  E  E  E  N  N NE
T WIND SPD              2  2  3  6  8  9 12 12  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  1  2  2  8
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  4 28 57 28  6  6  2  2  4  7 13 11  2  1  1  1  9
MAX LVORI               5  6  5  3  1  2  4  6  8  8  7  4  3  3  6 10 10 10  8
STABILITY               F  F  B  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                    7900  None  4200  6300  4200  4200  2600  5700  5300
STA PRES                  29.23 29.23 29.18 29.23 29.24 29.26 29.24 29.26 29.28


Date           07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       86      68      91      70      94      71      92      68      88
TEMP          83 82 71 72 89 85 73 75 93 85 74 75 89 84 71 72 86 82
DEWPT         73 72 71 72 73 73 71 71 71 72 70 70 72 72 69 68 68 68
RH            72 72100100 59 67 93 87 49 65 87 84 57 67 93 87 55 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           40      50      30      20      20      10      60      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC    SC IS       IS       IS NM SC       SC
TSTMS            SC 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