Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Light Rain

54°F

12°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.2 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 6:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Charlottesville VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 56. Light north wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am.  Cloudy, with a high near 66. Light north wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog between 9pm and midnight.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 74 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog between 9pm and midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Monday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Charlottesville VA
 38°N 78.45°W (Elev. 620 ft)
4:53 pm EDT Oct 3, 2026
7pm EDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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