Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 11:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance VA
 38.23°N 78.93°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
9:58 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
11pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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