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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Light Drizzle

47°F

8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Grottoes VA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light south wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light south wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Grottoes VA
 38.26°N 78.81°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
1:44 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
2pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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