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

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Dyke VA

  • Today

    Today: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy fog between 1pm and 2pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog between 1pm and 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles N Dyke VA
 38.33°N 78.58°W (Elev. 2694 ft)
3:59 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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