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

47°F

8°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Dyke VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly between 11am and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow, mainly between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Dyke VA
 38.25°N 78.67°W (Elev. 3287 ft)
6:57 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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