RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

VAZ046-100900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 AM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

Date           02/08/26      Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 11          39          27          59          39
TEMP                      13 12 24 36 39 33 30 28 29 29 42 56 59 54 52 50 45 40
DEWPT                      4  4  6  9 11 13 14 16 19 22 29 37 41 42 42 43 40 37
MIN/MAX RH                   70          30          74          49          89
RH                        67 70 45 32 31 43 51 60 66 75 60 49 51 64 69 77 82 89
WIND DIR                   E  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   1  2  3  4  4  2  2  3  4  4  5  6  8  8  8  6  8  6
WIND GUST                                                        19 20 18      
CLOUDS                    CL FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                  5  6  3  2 26 49 64 52 54 38 35 20 26 21 26 48 60 59
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
T WIND SPD                 3  1  1  3  6  9  8 11  6  5  9 11 16  9  9 16 14 18
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        2  1  1  8 16  4  4  5  5  6 10 21 33  6  6 11 13 20
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  3  3  4  4  4
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  E  E  E  D  D
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None 26900
STA PRES                        29.63 29.53 29.48 29.42 29.36 29.21 29.14 29.20


Date           02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       54      28      48      27      46      26      46      30      41
TEMP          54 42 33 29 45 41 33 28 43 38 31 27 43 40 33 32 38 39
DEWPT         31 25 23 22 21 22 22 22 23 23 22 21 23 25 26 27 30 30
RH            41 50 66 75 38 46 63 78 45 54 69 78 45 55 75 81 73 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
POP 12HR           10       0       0      10      20      20      30      50      70
RAIN                                               S  C  C  C  L  L
SNOW                                   S  S     S  S  C     C  L  S

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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