RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

VAZ046-042100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Date             Wed 02/04/26            Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26
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                 35          23          38          18          41
TEMP                   35 34 32 31 28 25 23 29 36 37 30 25 23 20 19 31 39 40 37
DEWPT                  27 27 26 25 21 19 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 14 14 18 20 26 28
MAX/MIN RH                   72          80          44          83          46
RH                     72 75 78 78 75 78 77 63 47 46 60 71 74 77 80 58 46 57 70
WIND DIR               NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NW  W SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                8  6  5  6  6  6  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  9  8  5
WIND GUST                                                                    16
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)             100100100 82 82 55 42 23  7  9 27 45 47 28 27 40 57 77 56
VSBY                    9  7  4  6  6  7  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30           5           0          40
RAIN                       S                                                   
SNOW                       S  C  S                                      C  C   
MIX HGT                 2  2  2  2  1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  W SW SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD             13 13 12 19 18 16 12 14 10  9  2  1  1  2  8 10 16 18 14
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    24 25  8 13 12 11 15 38 35 35  1  1  1  1  8 26 39 33 10
MAX LVORI               3  3  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  2  1  1  3
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  B  D  D  E
CEILING                    2700  3200  None  None  None  None  None  None  3800
STA PRES                  29.42 29.42 29.38 29.37 29.27 29.27 29.21 29.11 28.98


Date          Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26
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       23      38      15      38      20      44      25      50
TEMP          32 24 35 29 18 16 33 33 26 21 39 36 29 27 46 41
DEWPT         23 12  7  7  6  6 10 16 17 15 21 23 22 21 27 29
RH            69 60 30 39 59 64 38 49 68 77 48 59 75 78 47 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0      10       5       5       5       5

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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