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

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Stanardsville VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of freezing rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Stanardsville VA
 38.37°N 78.51°W (Elev. 2690 ft)
6:53 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
8pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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