RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

VAZ046-032100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

Date             Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26            Thu 02/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 42          28          37          21          38
TEMP                34 41 42 38 36 35 31 30 32 36 36 32 29 27 24 22 29 36 37 30
DEWPT               25 27 29 29 30 31 30 28 28 28 27 26 23 20 18 16 18 16 16 17
MAX/MIN RH                   58          98          68          81          40
RH                  69 57 60 70 79 85 96 92 85 72 69 78 78 74 77 77 63 43 42 58
WIND DIR             W SW SW  S SE SE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             6  8  5  3  3  3  3  8 10  8  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  3  2
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           82 81 94 89 89 62 72 83 82 81 89 84 86 79 69 43 23  9 15 27
VSBY                10 10 10 10  6  7 10  7  7  4  4  4  4  9  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          50          40          40           0
RAIN                             C  C                                          
SNOW                                      S  S  C  C  C  C                     
MIX HGT              1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1  1  1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SE  E  E  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  S
T WIND SPD          12 12 10  2  2  2  4 19 17 11 10  9 11 11 13  5 10  9  6  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                 21 31 14  1  1  1  2 24 28 20 18  6  8  8  9  6 28 39 30  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  3  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  3  4  4  2  1  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING             11000  7500  4400   700   400  1100  1100  2300  None  None
STA PRES            29.51 29.42 29.37 29.35 29.44 29.41 29.41 29.38 29.39 29.32


Date          Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       18      43      25      40      18      38      16      38
TEMP          21 22 40 40 34 26 38 32 23 19 35 32 23 17 35 31
DEWPT         13 14 23 28 25 17 12 14 12 10 14 17 14 11 13 14
RH            71 71 50 62 69 68 34 47 62 67 41 53 68 77 40 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      20       0       0       5      10       5       5
SNOW                 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