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 >

Current conditions at

Fredericksburg, Shannon Airport (KEZF)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 85ft.

Overcast and Breezy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed W 24 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 19 Jun 4:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Hartwood VA

Severe T-storm Watch until June 19, 09:00pm
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    Severe T-storm Watch until June 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

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  • Juneteenth

    High: 93 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light northwest wind.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Juneteenth
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light northwest wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Hartwood VA
 38.36°N 77.57°W (Elev. 249 ft)
4:31 pm EDT Jun 19, 2025
5pm EDT Jun 19, 2025-6pm EDT Jun 26, 2025
 
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