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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Freezing Fog

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 27 Feb 7:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ruckersville VA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light southwest wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
Ruckersville VA
 38.24°N 78.36°W (Elev. 597 ft)
Last Update:
6:54 am EST Feb 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Feb 27, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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