RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

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

VAZ046-030900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
225 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

Date           02/02/26      Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26            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                 21          42          29          39          18
TEMP          38 31 26 24 21 22 33 40 41 37 35 34 31 29 34 37 37 32 29 26 22 19
DEWPT         16 17 18 17 17 18 26 28 29 30 30 31 30 28 30 29 27 26 23 19 16 14
MIN/MAX RH                   85          61          98          67          80
RH            40 56 71 74 84 84 75 62 62 75 82 89 96 96 85 72 67 78 78 74 77 80
WIND DIR       W SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
WIND SPD       5  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  3  3  2  3  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS        FW B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)      7 53 20 11  8 44 64 80 92 91 87 70 65 74 80 74 83 78 81 73 54 35
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  5  7  7 10 10  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20          50          20          10
RAIN                                      C  C  S           S  S               
SNOW                                            S  S                           
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W SW  S  S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD     9  4  4  6  4  4 17 13 12  3  5  2  1  9 13  9  9 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  3  2  3  2  5 30 25 18  2  3  1  1 10 22 18 18  5            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  5  5  3  2  2  4  5  7  9  6  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      B  E  F  F  F  B  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None 11400  4300  3600   400   900  1900  3200      
STA PRES            29.49 29.50 29.51 29.42 29.35 29.34 29.42 29.37            


Date           02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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       38      19      44      25      37      17      38      21      41
TEMP          35 28 21 22 40 39 33 26 36 27 20 19 34 31 25 22 38 33
DEWPT         15 14 10 10 20 27 24 14  9 11  6  6  9 15 14 13 16 19
RH            43 55 62 59 44 62 69 60 32 50 54 56 35 51 62 68 40 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20       0       0       5       5       5       5
RAIN                          S                                    
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