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.

Light Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Rio VA

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly before 2pm.  High near 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Rio VA
 38.09°N 78.41°W (Elev. 407 ft)
10:56 am EST Feb 26, 2026
11am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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