Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fredericksburg, Shannon Airport (KEZF)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 85ft.

Partly Cloudy

51°F

11°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 1 Mar 6:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Thornburg VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely after 10am, mixing with rain after 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 4am.  Low around 32. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Snow likely after 10am, mixing with rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 4am. Low around 32. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
Thornburg VA
 38.14°N 77.55°W (Elev. 249 ft)
4:49 pm EST Mar 1, 2026
6pm EST Mar 1, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 8, 2026
 
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