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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (KMWK)

Lat: 36.46°NLon: 80.55°WElev: 1224ft.

Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 2 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Last update 20 Feb 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ararat VA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Light west wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Light west wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. 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:
7:00 am EST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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