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Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 18 Feb 9:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. High near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. High near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 43. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance VA
 38.23°N 78.93°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
6:53 pm EST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Feb 18, 2026-6pm EST Feb 25, 2026
 
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