Arctic Air for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; Increase Rainfall for Pacific Northwest

An arctic cold front will quickly track across the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Snow showers and squalls will accompany this system with increasing winds and falling temperatures. Damaging wind gusts may result in tree damage and power outages. Meanwhile, moisture returns for the Pacific Northwest this weekend with both coverage and intensity of rainfall and higher elevation snows. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 6 Feb 10:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Grottoes VA

Cold Weather Advisory February 7, 04:00am until February 8, 10:00am
High Wind Warning February 7, 04:00am until February 7, 07:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow, mainly between noon and 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow, mainly between noon and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
Grottoes VA
 38.26°N 78.81°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
10:32 am EST Feb 6, 2026
11am EST Feb 6, 2026-6pm EST Feb 12, 2026
 
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