Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Orange, Orange County Airport (KOMH)

Lat: 38.25°NLon: 78.05°WElev: 466ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 19 Jun 8:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Rapidan VA

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light south wind.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Juneteenth
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light south wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Rapidan VA
 38.28°N 78.1°W (Elev. 495 ft)
7:31 am EDT Jun 19, 2025
8am EDT Jun 19, 2025-6pm EDT Jun 25, 2025
 
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