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Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

7-Day Forecast 38.31°N 77.49°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Fredericksburg VA
Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C.
Last Update: 6:42 am EST Jan 24, 2026		Print

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 16. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow and sleet before 1pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm, then freezing rain and sleet after 4pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 27. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of snow showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny



    • Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Tonight: Snow, mainly after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 16. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Sunday: Snow and sleet before 1pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm, then freezing rain and sleet after 4pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 27. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Monday: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of snow showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2.

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 26.


    Fredericksburg VA
     38.31°N 77.49°W (Elev. 203 ft)

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