RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

VAZ046-280900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1232 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          55          40          66          42
TEMP                   43 41 39 45 52 54 50 45 43 41 41 51 61 64 56 50 47 44 43
DEWPT                  39 39 38 41 41 40 40 39 38 39 39 43 43 41 41 40 39 39 37
MIN/MAX RH                   94          59          94          43          83
RH                     86 92 96 86 66 59 68 79 82 92 92 74 51 43 57 68 74 82 79
WIND DIR               NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  2  3  3  4  5
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              78 81 79 78 58 47 42 25 35 47 60 18  5  4  4  4  7  8 12
VSBY                    8  7  5 10 10 10 10  9  8  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           5           5           0
SPRINKLES                                                                      
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             NE  N NE NE SE  S SE SE  S  N  N  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD              2  1  1  4  3  5  5  3  6  1  1  5  9  4  2            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  1  8 12 29  3  2  3  1  1  7 33 23  1            
MAX LVORI               6  8  8  4  2  2  3  5  5  7  8  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  F  C  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    3500   400  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.34 29.44 29.43 29.43 29.39 29.36 29.30            


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       63      32      35      29      39      35      56      42      62
TEMP          63 52 42 32 34 33 31 29 37 38 36 36 52 51 47 43 58 58
DEWPT         39 30 24 23 24 23 22 22 27 29 32 34 42 41 39 40 47 47
RH            41 43 48 69 66 66 69 75 67 70 85 92 69 68 74 89 67 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR            0      10      40      30      30      40      30      10      20
FRZG RAIN                        C  C  C                           
RAIN                          C        C  C  C  C  C  S        S  S
SNOW                       C  C  C  C                              

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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