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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 3:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Esmont VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Esmont VA
 37.81°N 78.6°W (Elev. 495 ft)
Last Update:
3:53 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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