Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Light Rain

44°F

7°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.42 in (996.0 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 8:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport VA
 38.14°N 78.46°W (Elev. 587 ft)
7:53 pm EDT Mar 16, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 23, 2026
 
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