Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SE 13 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Dyke VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 11. Blustery.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow.  Low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow.  High near 15. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Snow. High near 15. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 21.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Dyke VA
 38.25°N 78.67°W (Elev. 3287 ft)
12:54 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
3pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 28, 2026
 
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