RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

VAZ046-232100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

Date             Mon 02/23/26            Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26
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                 44          23          44          32          58
TEMP                34 40 42 37 34 30 28 24 33 39 43 39 37 36 35 33 45 53 58 52
DEWPT               18 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 29 32 32 32
MAX/MIN RH                   35          59          29          69          38
RH                  51 39 34 40 43 49 50 60 39 31 29 37 44 50 59 69 53 44 37 46
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD            12 12 11  9  9  6  5  4  6  8  6  5  9 11 13 13 13 13 12  8
WIND GUST           28 27 26 21 20 19 17 14 17          20 24 27 26 28 29 26 19
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           74 71 66 39 11 10  5  8 14 53 76 66 72 81 88 79 53 41 24 16
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           5           5
MIX HGT              4  6  4 <1 <1  2  2  2  3  4  3 <1 <1  1 <1  1  4  7  7  1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          28 26 26 28 17 16 14 12 12 12 14  4 10 20 21 18 23 21 24  8
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 80 86 76 19 12  7  7 27 46 44 49  3  9 23 20 28 63 75116  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  F  F  B  B  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING             10200  8600  None  None  None 10100  8000  7800  None  None
STA PRES            29.18 29.21 29.31 29.35 29.38 29.28 29.20 29.10 29.09 29.10


Date          Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26
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       42      57      41      56      35      62      41      64
TEMP          48 43 54 51 47 42 53 48 43 37 56 54 47 42 59 55
DEWPT         32 36 45 45 42 35 33 32 30 30 36 36 35 35 40 37
RH            54 76 71 80 83 76 46 54 60 75 47 50 63 76 49 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      80      70      20       5       5       5      20
RAIN                 L  D  L  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