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Current conditions at

Petersburg, Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB)

Lat: 37.18°NLon: 77.52°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 9:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Chester VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers between midnight and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 52. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation 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 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers between midnight and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 52. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 55. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Chester VA
 37.34°N 77.48°W (Elev. 148 ft)
Last Update:
9:13 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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