Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Howardsville VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Cloudy, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Howardsville VA
 37.75°N 78.61°W (Elev. 410 ft)
3:54 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
6pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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