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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.

Overcast

42°F

6°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 17 Jan 5:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow likely before 9am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Slight 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 40. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before 9am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming north 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 40. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport VA
 38.14°N 78.46°W (Elev. 587 ft)
Last Update:
3:53 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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