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Current conditions at

Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (KMWK)

Lat: 36.46°NLon: 80.55°WElev: 1224ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed E 10 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Feb 7:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Ararat VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ararat VA
 36.6°N 80.52°W (Elev. 1358 ft)
Last Update:
7:30 pm EST Feb 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Feb 21, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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