RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

VAZ046-010900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
202 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

Date           02/28/26      Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue
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                 42          64          33          37          32
TEMP          62 56 52 49 47 43 53 59 62 54 47 43 40 33 35 36 36 35 34 34 33 33
DEWPT         42 43 43 42 40 38 42 43 39 35 30 26 24 23 22 22 23 24 25 26 28 30
MIN/MAX RH                   83          43          66          51          90
RH            48 62 71 77 76 82 66 55 43 48 51 51 52 66 59 56 59 64 69 72 82 89
WIND DIR      SW  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E SE
WIND SPD       8  3  3  2  3  4  6  8 10  8  8  8  9 10  9  6  5  4  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                18 19 19 19                           
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0 54 60 13 52 58 64 53 41 61 80 84 87 92 96 94 92 96 99
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  5  4  3 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          20          40
RAIN                                                                       C  C
SLEET                                                                C  C      
SNOW                                                        S  S  C  C         
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1  1  2  1  2  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     6  4  4  3  3  3 13  9 16 14 13 14 13 13 11  8  6  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           20  2  2  2  2  3 24 19 29 17 12 17 15 23 21 16 14  6            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  C  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  2100  None  3500  4300   800   800      
STA PRES            29.34 29.33 29.40 29.53 29.69 29.76 29.85 29.84            


Date           03/03Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
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       47      44      66      51      72      57      76      59      76
TEMP          44 46 45 45 64 61 55 52 70 67 61 57 74 70 64 60 73 71
DEWPT         36 40 43 45 51 49 49 49 54 52 52 53 57 55 56 56 58 56
RH            73 79 93100 63 65 80 89 57 59 72 86 55 59 75 87 59 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      10       5      10      20      10      30      10      30
RAIN           C  S                                                
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          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