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Storm System to Move Across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible on Veterans Day across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys. A developing storm will bring rain and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, with the first accumulating snow likely in the higher elevations of the central Appalachians and interior Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Nov 2:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance VA

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance VA
 38.21°N 78.94°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
1:23 pm EST Nov 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Nov 11, 2026-6pm EST Nov 17, 2026
 
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