Isolated Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Tuesday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible Tuesday from parts of central Plains northeastward into the Midwest. Additional storms capable of damaging winds will be possible across the eastern Florida peninsula. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast again Tuesday over much of the northern Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lee County Airport (K0VG)

Lat: 36.65°NLon: 83.22°WElev: 1411ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 May 4:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Blackwater VA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Blackwater VA
 36.61°N 82.95°W (Elev. 1358 ft)
2:26 am EDT May 12, 2026
5am EDT May 12, 2026-6pm EDT May 18, 2026
 
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