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Current conditions at

Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (KMWK)

Lat: 36.46°NLon: 80.55°WElev: 1224ft.

Light Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ararat VA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. Low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. Low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain likely before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ararat VA
 36.6°N 80.52°W (Elev. 1358 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 am EST Feb 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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