RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

VAZ046-280900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
202 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

Date           02/26/26      Fri 02/27/26            Sat 02/28/26            Sun
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                 39          52          39          65          43
TEMP                      42 40 45 52 52 48 44 41 39 40 50 61 64 57 50 48 45 44
DEWPT                     38 39 40 41 39 39 38 37 37 38 42 43 42 41 41 40 40 39
MIN/MAX RH                   96          62          91          44          84
RH                        86 96 82 66 61 71 79 85 92 92 74 51 45 55 71 74 82 82
WIND DIR                  NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  2  3  3  4  5
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 85 86 81 68 32 30 30 41 56 59 19  2  2  2  4  5 11 31
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
SPRINKLES                                                                      
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NE NE NE NE  E SE  S  W SW  W  W  W  S  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                 5  3  9  4  1  2  2  2  2  2  9  5  2  3  4  5  5  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  3 18 18  7  1  1  1  1  2 13 21 11  2  2  3  3  7
MAX LVORI                  6  8  3  3  3  3  4  5  7  7  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  4
STABILITY                  F  C  C  C  B  G  G  F  F  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B
CEILING                          1800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        29.42 29.41 29.44 29.42 29.42 29.35 29.37 29.33


Date           03/01Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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       65      32      36      29      42      37      58      44      66
TEMP          64 50 37 33 34 34 31 29 38 41 40 42 56 54 48 48 64 62
DEWPT         41 31 22 20 21 22 23 24 28 33 35 39 45 44 42 44 50 49
RH            43 48 54 58 58 61 72 81 67 73 82 89 66 69 80 86 60 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5      40      20      30      40      30      10      20
FRZG RAIN                        S  S  C                           
RAIN                       C  C        C  C  C  C  C  S        S  S
SNOW                       C  C  S  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