RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

VAZ046-022100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

Date             Mon 02/02/26            Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26
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                 39          20          43          29          42
TEMP                26 36 38 32 27 24 21 22 34 41 42 38 36 34 32 31 35 40 40 34
DEWPT               12 14 16 16 16 17 16 17 25 27 28 29 30 31 29 28 31 30 28 27
MAX/MIN RH                   39          82          55          91          63
RH                  55 40 40 51 63 74 81 81 69 57 57 70 79 89 88 88 85 67 62 75
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW  W  W  W SW  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             5  5  5  3  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  3
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            4  2 16 50 19  2 14 37 62 86 88 88 88 73 75 70 77 72 72 65
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  5  5  7  7 10 10  7
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          50          20
RAIN                                                  C  C                     
SNOW                                                     C  C  C  S  S        S
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  W NW NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD           6  5  9  4  8  5  4  3  9 12 12  3  4  4  2  3 14 11 10  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  9 15 22  2  4  3  2  4 17 24 21  2  2  2  1  4 26 26 21  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  3  2  2  3  4  6  7  6  4  3  2  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None 12200  3000  5000   300  2500  1500
STA PRES            29.50 29.45 29.48 29.49 29.50 29.42 29.35 29.32 29.39 29.37


Date          Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
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       21      38      19      44      19      34      14      35
TEMP          26 21 35 29 21 22 41 39 32 21 32 27 19 15 32 29
DEWPT         19 15 16 15 13 14 23 27 20 11  6  6  4  4  6 10
RH            74 77 45 55 71 71 48 62 61 65 33 40 51 61 33 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0      10       0       0       0       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