Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Petersburg, Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB)

Lat: 37.18°NLon: 77.52°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 16 Oct 2:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Colonial Heights VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers between 2am and 5am, then rain after 5am.  Low around 52. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, mainly before 1pm.  High near 55. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers between 2am and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 52. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 55. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Colonial Heights VA
 37.27°N 77.41°W (Elev. 85 ft)
11:49 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
3pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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