RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ046-050800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date           07/03/26      Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon
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                 75         104          72         101          72
TEMP                      75 79 95102101 90 79 76 73 76 92 99100 91 79 74 72 75
DEWPT                     66 70 71 68 66 69 69 69 68 69 71 67 65 67 68 69 69 71
MIN/MAX RH                   78          32          85          32          91
RH                        74 74 46 34 32 50 72 79 84 79 51 36 32 45 69 84 90 87
WIND DIR                   W  N  E SW  S SE  S  W  N  S SW  S  S  S NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  5  8  5  4  3  2  1  2  6  8  4  4  4  3  2
CLOUDS                    SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 37 27 18 30 51 60 45 46 24 19  2 22 20 61 61 49 60 66
VSBY                       9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  2
POP 12HR                      0          30          10          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC                         SC SC         
TSTMS                              IS SC                         SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  9  6 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  3  8 10 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NE  W  W SW SW  W SW  W  N  N SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD                 1  5  3  9  9  9  4  4  3 13  5  2  5 11            
DISPERSION                VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  6 16 95 42  6  2  2  2 13 25 19 53  8            
MAX LVORI                  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  C  E  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5100      
STA PRES                  29.29 29.30 29.21 29.21 29.25 29.27 29.21            


Date           07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       97      70      91      69      91      70      91      71      92
TEMP          96 83 73 74 90 83 72 73 88 85 72 73 89 85 73 74 91 84
DEWPT         70 73 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 70 68 70 69 70 69 70 70 71
RH            43 72 97 93 54 65 90 87 54 61 87 90 52 61 87 87 50 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      60      50      20      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM IS IS NM SC       IS SC       SC IS       IS
TSTMS            NM SC       SC SC       IS 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