RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

VAZ046-172000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date             Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26
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                 89          69          93          69          87
TEMP          59 65 78 84 88 82 76 74 72 75 85 90 92 83 76 73 70 72 80 84 87 81
DEWPT         57 59 57 55 53 56 57 60 64 67 68 69 70 69 68 68 67 67 66 64 59 58
MAX/MIN RH                   31          87          49          90          40
RH            93 81 48 37 30 41 52 62 76 76 57 50 49 63 76 84 90 84 62 51 39 46
WIND DIR       N  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       0  3  6  9  9  5  6 10 12 13 17 17 16 12  9  8  6  5  8 10 11  8
WIND GUST                                27 29 29 26 23 19                   19
CLOUDS        SC CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     49  4  3 25 19 23 33 45 51 54 34 13 59 59 72 77 72 72 63 49 20 12
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC IS IS SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                                             SC IS    IS IS               
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  N NW  N
T WIND SPD     2  4  8  9 12  9  4  8 10 25 33 31 28 12  6 18 11 11  8  2  8  8
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR FR FR             FR PR PR PR             PR
ADI            1  4 49 78112  4  2  7  9 60142150 82 11  6 16  8 15 30 15 35  5
MAX LVORI      7  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  4  4  5  4  2  2  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  B  B  B  F  F  D  D  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  E  B  C  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  5000  4300  5300  None
STA PRES            29.15 29.09 29.09 29.07 29.08 29.07 29.13 29.15 29.13 29.10


Date          Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       61      87      61      89      67      87      66      86
TEMP          65 66 84 79 65 67 87 84 70 70 84 82 71 69 83 80
DEWPT         55 56 52 53 54 56 57 59 60 62 67 68 65 64 63 62
RH            70 70 33 41 68 68 36 43 71 76 57 63 81 84 51 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      70      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS SC NM SC    IS IS
TSTMS                                 IS       SC 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