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Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 20 Apr 4:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance VA

Freeze Warning April 21, 02:00am until April 21, 10:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance VA
 38.23°N 78.93°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
4:53 pm EDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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