RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

VAZ046-272100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

Date             Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26
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                 32           8          31           7          29
TEMP                16 28 32 26 24 17 11  8 20 27 30 25 21 17 11  7 19 25 27 18
DEWPT                3  9 15 15 13  9  5  3  9 11 13 13 10  7  3  0  7  9 10  8
MAX/MIN RH                   45          81          48          73          46
RH                  56 44 49 62 62 70 76 79 62 50 49 60 62 64 69 72 59 50 48 64
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            10 11 10  5  6  5  5  4  5  8  6  3  5  5  5  5  8  9  8  4
WIND GUST           20 24 23 17 18                                             
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            3  3  6 15 18 16 29 16 22 31 56 50 27 17 13  5 10 30 35 38
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           0
MIX HGT              1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  W  W NW  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          16 20 20  8 28 21  4  2  9 12 17  3  5  5  4  4 11 11 14  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 25 59 60  4 13 10  2  2 18 40 54  2  3  3  2  5 32 37 58  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.50 29.36 29.45 29.51 29.52 29.40 29.42 29.45 29.49 29.43


Date          Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26
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        3      23       4      19       7      27      10      35
TEMP           9  4 21 15  7  5 17 14 10  9 25 21 15 11 31 25
DEWPT          2  1  7  8  2  0  5  6  6  4 10  8  5  4 13 13
RH            72 87 54 73 79 79 58 70 83 80 52 56 64 73 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      30      30      40      30      10       5       5
SNOW                    C  C  C  C  C  C  C                  

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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