Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Mostly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 9:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Rio VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then scattered showers.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light north wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then scattered showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light north wind.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rio VA
 38.07°N 78.47°W (Elev. 499 ft)
7:53 pm EDT Sep 5, 2026
10pm EDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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