RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

VAZ046-140900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

Date           02/13/26      Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon
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                 27          57          37          46          40
TEMP                33 31 29 29 45 56 57 49 42 40 38 39 44 46 46 45 44 43 42 40
DEWPT               19 18 18 19 24 26 28 26 27 27 29 31 34 39 41 40 40 39 39 39
MIN/MAX RH                   66          31          73          67          94
RH                  56 58 63 66 43 31 33 40 55 59 70 73 68 76 83 82 86 86 89 96
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  E NE NE NE  N NE
WIND SPD             3  2  3  4  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  6
WIND GUST                                                                 16   
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  0  0  7 65 34 62 79 87 94 95 94 95 93 92 91 83 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  3  3  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          90          70
RAIN                                                  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  3  4  4 12 12 11  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  8  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  2  5 18 58 52  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  9  6            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 16500 10500  2200   400   400      
STA PRES            29.52 29.51 29.50 29.44 29.44 29.42 29.43 29.37            


Date           02/16Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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       52      37      60      45      63      47      67      46      64
TEMP          50 47 41 37 56 53 48 46 60 58 53 48 65 60 52 47 61 57
DEWPT         40 38 36 35 41 41 42 43 45 45 45 43 44 43 42 41 41 37
RH            68 71 82 92 57 64 80 89 58 62 74 83 46 53 69 79 48 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20       0       0       5      10      10      20      20      30
RAIN           S                                      S     S  C  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