Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Overcast

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.59 in (1036.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-14°F (-26°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	9°F (-13°C)
Last update	24 Jan 4:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Ruckersville VA

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 07:00pm until January 26, 01:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 21 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Heavy Snow
then
Snow/Sleet
Sunday
High: 26 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
Monday
High: 31 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of flurries. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Tonight

Snow before 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow and sleet before 1pm, then sleet between 1pm and 3pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 3pm. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. High near 26. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 1am, then a slight chance of freezing rain. Low around 19. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.