RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

VAZ046-250900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date           02/23/26      Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu
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                 25          43          35          57          43
TEMP                      27 26 33 41 42 39 37 38 39 40 47 54 56 53 50 48 45 45
DEWPT                     12 12 12 13 14 16 17 19 21 24 29 33 35 34 36 36 37 39
MIN/MAX RH                   56          31          53          43          82
RH                        53 55 41 31 31 39 44 46 48 52 49 45 45 48 58 63 73 79
WIND DIR                  NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                   8  5  8  9  8  5  9 11 13 12 13 13 12  8  6  5  4  4
WIND GUST                    16             21 25 27 26 28 28 25 19 17         
CLOUDS                    CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)                  3  4 11 41 54 57 74 78 91 78 71 62 43 36 34 55 72 92
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5          30
RAIN                                                                    C  C  D
MIX HGT                    3  2  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD                14 16 12 12 12  6 14 19 18 17 21 21 24  9  9  8  4  4
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                       10 40 47 45 44  5 13 18 16 19 56 64 89  6  4  5  3  5
MAX LVORI                  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4
STABILITY                  E  B  B  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E  F  E  E  D
CEILING                          None 12300  9500  6200  7100  None  None  6200
STA PRES                        29.38 29.26 29.18 29.09 29.09 29.08 29.18 29.25


Date           02/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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       55      38      52      35      62      40      62      31      42
TEMP          51 52 46 38 50 48 39 35 60 54 45 41 61 49 39 32 39 39
DEWPT         45 43 41 35 36 35 33 33 40 40 38 37 37 29 23 22 21 21
RH            80 71 83 89 58 60 79 92 47 59 76 85 41 46 52 66 48 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      50      20       5       5       0       5      20      30
RAIN           D  D  C  C  S                                S     C
SNOW                                                        S  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